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humility toward one another

1 Peter 5:5-7 (JDV)

1 Peter 5:5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time,

1 Peter 5:7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.

humility toward one another

Peter’s use of homoios (in the same way) points back to the shepherding task as not dictatorial leadership but humbling service to the flock. Likewise, the younger members of the flock should humble themselves – clothing themselves with humility toward one another. Pride can destroy the young as well as the old. We all need to learn mutual reciprocal submission and allowing God to do the exalting.