1 Peter 5:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
What this verse means
We are invited to throw all our anxiety onto God, and given the reason that makes it possible: he genuinely cares for us.
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BSBPD
“Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Peter 5:7 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
- Psalms 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
- Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
- Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Mark 4:38But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- Luke 12:11When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
- Luke 12:22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
- Luke 12:26So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
- Luke 12:30For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
- John 10:13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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