1 Peter 5
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1Therefore, I have a request for the elders among you. (I ask this as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and as one who shares in the glory that is about to be revealed.) I urge the elders: 2Like shepherds, tend the flock of God among you. Watch over it. Don’t shepherd because you must, but do it voluntarily for God. Don’t shepherd greedily, but do it eagerly. 3Don’t shepherd by ruling over those entrusted to your care, but become examples to the flock. 4And when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive an unfading crown of glory.
5In the same way, I urge you who are younger: accept the authority of the elders. And everyone, clothe yourselves with humility toward each other. God stands against the proud, but he gives favor to the humble.
6Therefore, humble yourselves under God’s power so that he may raise you up in the last day. 7Throw all your anxiety onto him, because he cares about you. 8Be clearheaded. Keep alert. Your accuser, the devil, is on the prowl like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith. Do so in the knowledge that your fellow believers are enduring the same suffering throughout the world. 10After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, the one who called you into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will himself restore, empower, strengthen, and establish you. 11To him be power forever and always. Amen.
Final greeting
12I have written and sent these few lines to you by Silvanus. I consider him to be a faithful brother. In these lines I have urged and affirmed that this is the genuine grace of God. Stand firm in it. 13The fellow-elect church in Babylon greets you, and so does my son Mark. 14Greet each other with the kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ.
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