Cast Your Cares on Him

5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to [your] elders. And all [of you], clothe yourselves with humility, being subject to one another,[fn] because,

“God opposes [the] proud,

but gives grace to [the] humble.”[fn]

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.[fn] 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.