| 1 | 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. | Ac 11:30 Ac 14:23 Ac 15:4 Ac 15:6 Ac 15:22 Ac 15:23 Ac 20:17 Ac 20:28 Ac 21:18 1Ti 5:1 1Ti 5:19 Tit 1:5 |
| 2 | Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; | So 1:8 Isa 40:11 Ezk 34:2 Ezk 34:3 Ezk 34:23 Mic 5:4 Mic 7:14 Jn 21:15-17 Ac 20:28 |
| 3 | neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. | Ezk 34:4 Mt 20:25 Mt 20:26 Mt 23:8-10 Mk 10:42-45 Lk 22:24-27 1Co 3:5 1Co 3:9 2Co 1:24 2Co 4:5 3Jn 1:9 3Jn 1:10 |
| 4 | When the chief Shepherd will be revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn`t fade away. | 1Pe 5:2 1Pe 2:25 Ps 23:1 Isa 40:11 Ezk 34:23 Ezk 37:24 Zc 13:7 Jn 10:11 Heb 13:20 |
| 5 | Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." | Lv 19:32 Heb 13:17 |
| 6 | Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; | Ex 10:3 Lv 26:41 1Ki 21:29 2Ki 22:19 2Ch 12:6 2Ch 12:7 2Ch 12:12 2Ch 30:11 2Ch 32:26 2Ch 33:12 2Ch 33:19 2Ch 33:23 2Ch 36:12 Pr 29:23 Isa 2:11 Isa 57:15 Jer 13:18 Jer 44:10 Dn 5:22 Mic 6:8 Lk 14:11 Lk 18:14 Jm 4:10 Jm 5:10 |
| 7 | casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. | 1Sa 1:10-18 1Sa 30:6 Ps 27:13 Ps 27:14 Ps 37:5 Ps 55:22 Ps 56:3 Ps 56:4 Mt 6:25 Mt 6:34 Lk 12:11 Lk 12:12 Lk 12:22 Php 4:6 Heb 13:5 Heb 13:6 |
| 8 | Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. | 1Pe 1:13 1Pe 4:7 Mt 24:48-50 Lk 12:45 Lk 12:46 Lk 21:34 Lk 21:36 Ro 13:11-13 1Th 5:6-8 1Ti 2:9 1Ti 2:15 1Ti 3:2 1Ti 3:11 Tit 1:8 Tit 2:2 Tit 2:4 Tit 2:6 Tit 2:12 |
| 9 | Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings. | Lk 4:3-12 Eph 4:27 Eph 6:11-13 Jm 4:7 |
| 10 | But may the God of all grace (who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus), after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. | Ex 34:6 Ex 34:7 Ps 86:5 Ps 86:15 Mic 7:18 Mic 7:19 Ro 5:20 Ro 5:21 Ro 15:5 Ro 15:13 2Co 13:11 Heb 13:20 |
| 11 | To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. | 1Pe 4:11 Rev 1:6 Rev 5:13 |
| 12 | Through 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. | 2Co 1:19 1Th 1:1 2Th 1:1 |
| 13 | She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son. | Ps 87:4 Rev 17:5 Rev 18:2 |
| 14 | Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. | Ro 16:16 1Co 16:20 2Co 13:12 1Th 5:26 |
Shepherd's Stream uses the World English Bible for Bible Stream. The World English Bible (WEB) is a revision of the American Standard Version (ASV) of 1901. The American Standard Version was a minor American revision of the English Revised Version of 1881 and became the foundation of several 20th century American versions, including the Revised Standard Version (RSV) and the New American Standard Bible (NASB).