What Does 1 Peter 5:7 Mean?
1 Peter 5:7 meaning explained verse-by-verse: "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you...." Original language, context & application.
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
— 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)
The Plain Meaning
Peter encourages believers to transfer their worries and anxieties to God. The reason we can do this is because God genuinely cares for us as a loving Father.
Word Study
'Epirriptō' means to throw upon or cast forcefully—the same word used in Luke 19:35 for throwing garments on the colt for Jesus' triumphal entry. It's a decisive, deliberate action—not gently setting worries aside but forcefully hurling them onto God.
Living It Out
Worry is natural, but we're not meant to carry it alone. God invites us to cast—actively throw—our anxieties onto Him because He is concerned about every detail of our lives.
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