| 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 |
