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1 Peter 5
1 Peter 5:1-4
1Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed: 2shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly; 3not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. 4When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
Peter exhorts elders as a fellow elder and witness of Christ’s sufferings to shepherd God’s flock willingly and eagerly, not for gain or by domineering but as examples, awaiting the unfading crown from the Chief Shepherd.
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1 Peter 5:5
5Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Younger believers should submit to elders, and all must clothe themselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
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1 Peter 5:6-7
6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, 7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand so He may exalt you in due time, casting all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.
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1 Peter 5:8-9
8Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
Stay sober and watchful because the devil prowls like a roaring lion seeking to devour; resist him firm in faith, knowing the same sufferings afflict brotherhood worldwide.
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1 Peter 5:10-11
10But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. 11To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
After brief suffering, the God of all grace who called believers to eternal glory in Christ will Himself perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle them—to Him be glory and power forever.
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1 Peter 5:12-14
12Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. 13She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son. 14Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Through Silvanus Peter briefly writes to exhort and testify that this is the true grace of God in which to stand; greetings from Babylon’s chosen and Mark close the letter with a kiss of love and peace in Christ.
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