“Peter says that this will happen in due time, because he is teaching them that they will have to wait until the next life for this exaltation.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — CATENA
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6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
— 1 Peter 5:6 —
7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: