1 Peter 5:7

by casting ¹  all your cares ²  on him because he cares for you.

1Sa 1:10-18; 1Sa 30:6; Ps 27:13,14; Ps 34:15; Ps 37:5; Ps 55:22; Ps 56:3,4; Ps 142:4,5; Mt 6:25,34; Mt 6:26,33; Mr 4:38; Lu 12:11,12,22; Lu 12:30-32; Joh 10:13; Php 4:6; Heb 13:5,6

¹ tn Or “throwing on”; “loading.” Some scholars take the participle to function imperativally, or as attendant circumstance – thus, “cast.” See below for discussion.

sn Casting. According to ExSyn 630, “Although treated as an independent command in several modern translations (e.g., RSV, NRSV, NIV), the participle [casting] should be connected with the verb of v 6, ταπεινώθητε [tapeinwqhte, Humble yourselves]. As such, it is not offering a new command, but is defining how believers are to humble themselves. Taking the participle as means enriches the understanding of both verbs: Humbling oneself is not a negative act of self-denial per se, but a positive one of active dependence on God for help.”

² tn Or “anxiety, burden,” but using a word from the same root as the verb “cares” in the last part of the verse.