1Peter:5

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* I exhort the elders who are among you , I being also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ , and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed . * Feed the flock of God among you , taking the oversight , not by compulsion , but willingly ; nor for base gain , but readily ; * nor as lording it over those allotted [to you by God ], but becoming examples to the flock . * And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear , you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory . * Likewise , younger ones , be subject to older ones , and all being subject to one another . Put on humility . For God resists proud ones , but He gives grace to the humble . * Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God , so that He may exalt you in due time , * casting all your anxiety onto Him , for He cares for you . * Be sensible [and ] vigilant , because your adversary [the ] Devil walks about like a roaring lion , seeking someone he may devour ; * whom firmly resist in the faith , knowing that the same afflictions in [the ] world are being completed in your brotherhood . * But the God of all grace , He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus , after you have suffered a little , [He ] will perfect , confirm , strengthen , and establish [you ]. * To Him [be ] the glory and the might forever and ever . Amen . * I wrote to you through a few [words ], by Silvanus , a faithful brother to you , as I suppose , exhorting and testifying this to be [the ] true grace of God in which you stand . * The fellow-elected in Babylon greet you ; also Mark my son . * Greet one another with a kiss of holy love . Peace [be ] to you , all those in Christ Jesus . Amen .

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