1 Peter Chapter 5
5:1 | The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the ![]() ![]() |
5:2 | Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, 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, ye shall receive a crown of ![]() |
5:5 | Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. ![]() |
5:6 | Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due ![]() |
5:7 | Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. |
5:8 | Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: |
5:9 | Whom resist stedfast 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 hath called us unto his eternal ![]() ![]() |
5:11 | To him [be] ![]() |
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 ye stand. |
5:13 | The ![]() ![]() |
5:14 | Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace [be] with you all that are in Christ ![]() |