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1 Peter 5:6 (WEB)
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,

Fathers and councils · 6

Origen, Against Celsus III.63Book III
“…orderly;” and ignorant, moreover, that we give the injunction, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time;” he says that “those persons who preside properly over a trial make those individuals who bewail before them their evil deeds to cease from their piteous…” — editor's note: 1 Pet. v. 6.
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Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History V.2Book V
“A little further on they say: “They humbled themselves under the mighty hand, by which they are now greatly exalted.” — editor's note: Compare 1 Pet. v. 6.
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Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
“…the wise ones of the Gentiles, the Scribes and Pharisees; yet these He hath put down, and raised up those who humbled themselves under the mighty hand of God (1 Pet. 5:6); giving them the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and every power of the enemy.” — the author cites it
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Jerome, Letters Letter 130
“For you are destined to produce perfect fruit if only you will humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, always remembering that it is written: “God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. v. 6.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 2
“Therefore I was not rebellious, neither turned away back, saith my Lord, when, instead of being called to rule, He was led, as a sheep to the slaughter; but I fell down and humbled myself under the mighty hand of God, and asked pardon for my former idleness and disobedience, if this is at all laid to my charge.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. v. 6.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 16
“And is it better to bow beneath it as a chastisement, even though it be not so, and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, or, considering it as a trial, to rise superior to it?” — editor's note: 1 Pet. v. 6.
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