5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am their fellow-elder and witness of the sufferings of the Christ, who also am partaker of the glory about to be revealed:
5:2 shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;
5:3 not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.
5:4 And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.
5:5 Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace.
5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the due time;
5:7 having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you.
5:8 Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
5:9 Whom resist, stedfast in faith, knowing that the selfsame sufferings are accomplished in your brotherhood which is in the world.
5:10 But the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered for a little while, himself shall make perfect, stablish, strengthen, ground:
5:11 to him be the glory and the might for the ages of the ages. Amen.
5:12 By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which ye stand.
5:13 She that is elected with you in Babylon salutes you, and Marcus my son.
5:14 Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with you all who are in Christ.
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