1Pet 5
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The elders who are among you I exhort, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings
of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;
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shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not by compulsion, but rather willingly,
not in fondness for dishonest gain, but rather eagerly;
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nor as being masters over the flock [under you,] but rather being examples to the
flock.
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And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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Likewise, younger [people], subject yourselves to [the] elders. And all of you be
subject to one another, and be clothed with humility, because "God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble."
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Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in
due time,
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casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares about you.
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Be sober, be watchful; your adversary the devil walks about as a roaring lion, seeking
someone he may devour.
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Resist him, being steadfast in [your] faith, knowing that the same sufferings are
experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
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But may the God of all grace, the [One ]having called you into His eternal glory in
Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little [while], may He Himself make you complete-He
will establish, strengthen, [and] firmly ground [you].
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To Him be the glory and the power, forever and ever. Amen.
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By Silvanus the faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly,
exhorting and testifying this to be [the] true grace of God in which you stand.
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She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.
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Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.