18 lines
1.6 KiB
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18 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 5
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1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:
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2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;
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3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;
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4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
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5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
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“God resists the proud,
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But gives grace to the humble.”
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6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
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7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
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8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
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10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
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11 To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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12 By 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.
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13 She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.
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14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.
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Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. |