1 Peter 5
1 Elders who [are] among you, I exhort, who [am] a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,
I exhort the elders among you, I who am a fellow elder, a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:
2 feed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,
Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly; not for sordid gain, but eagerly.
3 neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,
Do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
4 and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;
In the same way, you who are younger must submit to your elders. And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility as you submit to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
6 be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time,
7 all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.
casting all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.
8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Be sober-minded and watchful; your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
9 whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.
10 And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle [you]; (aiōnios g166)
And after you have suffered for a little while, may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, himself perfect you; he will establish, strengthen, and settle you. (aiōnios g166)
To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few [words] I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.
Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
13 Salute you doth the [assembly] in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.
She who is in Babylon, who is chosen together with you, greets you, and so does my son Mark.
14 Salute ye one another in a kiss of love; peace to you all who [are] in Christ Jesus! Amen.
Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
