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I PETER ยท Chapter 5
5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and
a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory
that shall be revealed:
5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight
thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy illegal gain,
but of a ready mind;
5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples
to the flock.
5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, all of you shall receive
a crown of glory that fades not away.
5:5 Likewise, all of you younger, submit yourselves unto the elder.
Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility:
for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that
he may exalt you in due time:
5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
5:9 Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions
are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
5:10 But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory
by Christ Jesus, after that all of you have suffered a while, make you
perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.
5:11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have
written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace
of God wherein all of you stand.
5:13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, salutes
you; and so does Marcus my son.
5:14 Greet all of you one another with a kiss of love. Peace
be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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