1 Peter 5

New American Standard Bible 1995

Serve God Willingly

1 1Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your 2fellow elder and 3witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a 4partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, 2shepherd 5the flock of God among you, exercising oversight 6not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and 7not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; 3nor yet as 8lording it over 9those allotted to your charge, but 10proving to be 11examples to the flock. 4And when the Chief 12Shepherd appears, you will receive the 13unfading 14 15crown of glory. 5 16You younger men, likewise, 17be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with 18humility toward one another, for 19God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

6Therefore 20humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7casting all your 21anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 22Be of sober spirit, 23be on the alert. Your adversary, 24the devil, prowls around like a roaring 25lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 26 27But resist him, 28firm in your faith, knowing that 29the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your 30brethren who are in the world. 10After you have suffered 31for a little while, the 32God of all grace, who 33called you to His 34eternal glory in Christ, will Himself 35perfect, 36confirm, strengthen and establish you. 11 37To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.

12Through 38Silvanus, our faithful brother 39(for so I regard him), 40I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is 41the true grace of God. 42Stand firm in it! 13She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, 43Mark. 14 44Greet one another with a kiss of love.

45Peace be to you all who are in Christ.

Notes

1. 1 Peter 5:1 Acts 11:30 ↩
2. 1 Peter 5:1 2 John 1; 3 John 1 ↩
3. 1 Peter 5:1 Luke 24:48; Heb 12:1 ↩
4. 1 Peter 5:1 1 Pet 1:5, 7; 4:13; Rev 1:9 ↩
5. 1 Peter 5:2 John 21:16; Acts 20:28 ↩
6. 1 Peter 5:2 Philem 14 ↩
7. 1 Peter 5:2 1 Tim 3:8 ↩
8. 1 Peter 5:3 Ezek 34:4; Matt 20:25f ↩
9. 1 Peter 5:3 Lit the allotments ↩
10. 1 Peter 5:3 Or becoming ↩
11. 1 Peter 5:3 John 13:15; Phil 3:17; 1 Thess 1:7; 2 Thess 3:9; 1 Tim 4:12; Titus 2:7 ↩
12. 1 Peter 5:4 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
13. 1 Peter 5:4 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
14. 1 Peter 5:4 Lit wreath ↩
15. 1 Peter 5:4 1 Cor 9:25 ↩
16. 1 Peter 5:5 Luke 22:26; 1 Tim 5:1 ↩
17. 1 Peter 5:5 Eph 5:21 ↩
18. 1 Peter 5:5 1 Pet 3:8 ↩
19. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov 3:34; James 4:6 ↩
20. 1 Peter 5:6 Matt 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14; James 4:10 ↩
21. 1 Peter 5:7 Ps 55:22; Matt 6:25 ↩
22. 1 Peter 5:8 1 Pet 1:13 ↩
23. 1 Peter 5:8 Matt 24:42 ↩
24. 1 Peter 5:8 James 4:7 ↩
25. 1 Peter 5:8 2 Tim 4:17 ↩
26. 1 Peter 5:9 Lit whom resist ↩
27. 1 Peter 5:9 James 4:7 ↩
28. 1 Peter 5:9 Col 2:5 ↩
29. 1 Peter 5:9 Acts 14:22 ↩
30. 1 Peter 5:9 Lit brotherhood ↩
31. 1 Peter 5:10 1 Pet 1:6 ↩
32. 1 Peter 5:10 1 Pet 4:10 ↩
33. 1 Peter 5:10 1 Cor 1:9; 1 Thess 2:12 ↩
34. 1 Peter 5:10 2 Cor 4:17; 2 Tim 2:10 ↩
35. 1 Peter 5:10 1 Cor 1:10; Heb 13:21 ↩
36. 1 Peter 5:10 Rom 16:25; 2 Thess 2:17; 3:3 ↩
37. 1 Peter 5:11 Rom 11:36; 1 Pet 4:11 ↩
38. 1 Peter 5:12 2 Cor 1:19 ↩
39. 1 Peter 5:12 Lit (as I consider) ↩
40. 1 Peter 5:12 Heb 13:22 ↩
41. 1 Peter 5:12 Acts 11:23; 1 Pet 1:13; 4:10 ↩
42. 1 Peter 5:12 1 Cor 15:1 ↩
43. 1 Peter 5:13 Acts 12:12, 25; 15:37, 39; Col 4:10; Philem 24 ↩
44. 1 Peter 5:14 Rom 16:16 ↩
45. 1 Peter 5:14 Eph 6:23 ↩

Serve God Willingly

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