Bible verse
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 · BSB
In Greek, "casting all your anxiety on Him" hangs off the command before it: humble yourselves under God's mighty hand. Handing over the worry is described as an act of humility, not a coping technique.
That connection is worth a minute. It suggests some of what keeps us holding onto anxiety is not fear at all — it is not wanting to admit we are not the one managing the outcome.
"Because He cares for you" is the reason given. Not because worry is useless, which is also true and much less helpful.
The verses around it, from 1 Peter 5.
3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
11 To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
KJV
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
ASV
casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
ERV
casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
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