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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. |
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Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily; |
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nor as lording it over those allotted to you by God, but becoming examples to the flock. |
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And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory. |
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Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to |
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Tor God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble. |
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Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time, |
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casting all your anxiety onto Him, for He cares for you. |
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Be sensible and vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour; |
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whom firmly resist in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions in the world are being completed in your brotherhood. |
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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. |
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To Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. |
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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. |
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The fellow-elected in Babylon greet you; also Mark my son. |
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Greet one another with a kiss of holy love. Peace be to you, all those in Christ Jesus. Amen. |
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