Dual Panel1So <3767> as your fellow elder <4850> and <2532> a witness <3144> of Christ’s <5547> sufferings <3804> and <2532> as one who shares <2844> in the glory <1391> that will <3195> be revealed <601>, I urge <3870> the elders <4245> among <1722> you <5213>:
2Give a shepherd’s care <4165> to God’s <2316> flock <4168> among <1722> you <5213>, exercising oversight not <3361> merely as a duty <317> but <235> willingly <1596> under God’s direction, not <3366> for shameful profit <147> but <235> eagerly <4290>.
3And <3366> do <2634> not <3366> lord <2634> it over <2634> those entrusted <2819> to you, but <235> be <1096> examples <5179> to the flock <4168>.
4Then <2532> when the Chief Shepherd <750> appears <5319>, you will receive <2865> the crown <4735> of glory <1391> that never fades away <262>.
5In the same way <3668>, you <5293> who are <5293> younger <3501>, be subject <5293> to the elders <4245>. And <1161> all <3956> of you, clothe <1463> yourselves with humility <5012> toward one another <240>, because <3754> God <2316> opposes <5244> the proud <498> but <1161> gives <1325> grace <5485> to the humble <5011>.
6And God <2316> will exalt <5312> you <5209> in <1722> due time <2540>, if you humble <5013> yourselves under <5259> his mighty <2900> hand <5495>
7by casting <3308> all <3956> your <5216> cares <1977> on <1909> him <846> because <3754> he <846> cares <3199> for <4012> you <5216>.
8Be sober <3525> and alert <1127>. Your <5216> enemy <476> the devil <1228>, like <5613> a roaring <5612> lion <3023>, is on the prowl <4043> looking for <2212> someone to devour <2666>.
9Resist <436> him, strong <4731> in your faith <4102>, because you know <1492> that your <5216> brothers and sisters <81> throughout <1722> the world <2889> are enduring <2005> the same kinds <846> of suffering <3804>.
10And <1161>, after you have suffered <3958> for a little while <3641>, the God <2316> of all <3956> grace <5485> who called <2564> you <5209> to <1519> his <846> eternal <166> glory <1391> in <1722> Christ <5547> will <2675> himself <846> restore <2675>, confirm, strengthen <4599>, and establish <4741> you.
11To him <846> belongs the power <2904> forever <1519> <165>. Amen <281>.
12Through <1223> Silvanus <4610>, whom I know <3049> to be a faithful <4103> brother <80>, I have written <1125> to you <5213> briefly <3641>, in order to encourage <3870> you and <2532> testify <1957> that this <3778> is <1510> the true <227> grace <5485> of God <2316>. Stand fast <2476> in it.
13The church in <1722> Babylon <897>, chosen together with <4899> you, greets <782> you <5209>, and <2532> so does Mark <3138>, my <3450> son <5207>.
14Greet <782> one another <240> with <1722> a loving <26> kiss <5370>. Peace <1515> to all <3956> of you <5213> who are in <1722> Christ <5547>.