# Where is “Cast all your anxiety on him” in the Bible?

> “Cast all your anxiety on him” is 1 Peter 5:7.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/cast-all-your-anxiety-on-him
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Peter writes it to churches in what is now Turkey, who were suffering for their faith.

## The verse

> Therefore let yourselves be humbled under God’s powerful hand, so that when the time comes he may lift you high. Throw every worry you have onto him, because he cares about you.
>
> — [1 Peter 5:6-7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-peter/5#6) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

It finishes a sentence about humility. Handing your worries to God is part of putting yourself under his hand. The reason given is short: he cares about you. Peter is echoing Psalm 55:22.

## Also in the Bible

> Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
>
> — [Psalm 55:22](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/55#22) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Where is “Cast all your anxiety on him” in the Bible?

“Cast all your anxiety on him” is 1 Peter 5:7. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Peter writes it to churches in what is now Turkey, who were suffering for their faith.

### Is “Cast all your anxiety on him” in the Bible?

Yes. It is 1 Peter 5:7, and also Psalm 55:22. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Peter 5:6-7 reads: “Therefore let yourselves be humbled under God’s powerful hand, so that when the time comes he may lift you high. Throw every worry you have onto him, because he cares about you.”

### Who said “Cast all your anxiety on him”?

Peter writes it to churches in what is now Turkey, who were suffering for their faith.

### What does “Cast all your anxiety on him” mean in the Bible?

It finishes a sentence about humility. Handing your worries to God is part of putting yourself under his hand. The reason given is short: he cares about you. Peter is echoing Psalm 55:22.

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