1 Peter

¹I exhort the presbyters among you, as the fellow presbyter²³³⁰ and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as one who will also share in the glory that is to be revealed: ²Be shepherds to the flock of God which is in your care. Do not oversee the flock under compulsion but willingly,²³³¹ not for dishonest gain but with eagerness. ³Do not act as lords over those entrusted to you but become examples to the flock. ⁴When the chief shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

Call to humility

⁵Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to those who are older. Yes, all of you should clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another, for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”^{2332 6}Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. ⁷Cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

⁸Be sober, self-controlled, and watchful. Your adversary, the devil, roams about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ⁹Resist him, steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brethren throughout the world experience the same sufferings. ¹⁰But after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, will make you perfect, restore you, and make you strong, firm, and steadfast. ¹¹To him be the glory and the power unto ages of ages. Amen.

¹²Through 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.

¹³She who is in Babylon,²³³³ chosen²³³⁴ together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son. ¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love! Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus! Amen.

2330. Greek o` sumpresbu,teroj
2331. CT adds “according to [the will of] God”
2332. Proverbs 3:34
2333. A code name for Rome or Jerusalem (see Introduction to the Revelation of John)
2334. Or “elect” (compare 2 John 1:1)