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,
So I exhort the Elders among you--I who am their fellow Elder and have been an eye-witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and am also a sharer in the glory which is soon to 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,
Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;
3 neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,
not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.
4 and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.
And then, when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the never-withering wreath 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 younger men must submit to your elders; and all of you must gird yourselves with humility towards one another, for God sets Himself against 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 beneath the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time He may set you on high.
7 all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.
Throw the whole of your anxiety upon Him, because He Himself 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,
Curb every passion, and be on the alert. Your great accuser, the Devil, is going about like a roaring lion to see whom he can devour.
9 whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.
Withstand him, firm in your faith; knowing that your brethren in other parts of the world are passing through just the same experiences.
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 God, the giver of all grace, who has called you to share His eternal glory, through Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong. (aiōnios g166)
To Him be all power unto the Ages of the Ages! 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.
I send this short letter by Silas, our faithful brother--for such I regard him--in order to encourage you, and to bear witness that what I have told you is the true grace of God. In it stand fast.
13 Salute you doth the [assembly] in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.
The Church in Babylon, chosen like yourselves by God, sends greetings, and so does Mark my son.
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.
