Godbey - I Peter - 5

5:1  Therefore I, being a fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, also a communicant of the glory which is about to be revealed, exhort the elders who are among you:

5:2  shepherdize the flock of God which is among you, not coercively, but willingly, for the sake of God; not for filthy lucre, but cheerfully.

5:3  Not as domineering over the heritages, but having become examples of the flock:

5:4  and chief Shepherd having appeared, you shall receive a crown of glory which will never fade away.

5:5  Likewise, you younger men, submit to the elders: and all put on humility toward one another; because God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

5:6  Therefore humble yourselves beneath the mighty hand of God, that he may lift you up in due time:

5:7  having cast all your care upon him; because there is a care to him concerning you.

5:8  Be sober, watch. The devil is walking round like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour:

5:9  whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that it is for you to complete the same sufferings in this world along with your brotherhood.

5:10  But the God of all grace, the one having called you into his own eternal glory in Christ, will himself make you perfect, having suffered a little while, will establish you, will strengthen you, will settle you.

5:11  To him is the power unto the age of the ages. Amen.

5:12  Through Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I consider, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and witnessing that this same grace of God is true in which you may stand.

5:13  The elect sister who is in Babylon, and my son Mark, salute you.

5:14  Salute one another with a holy kiss. Peace be unto you all who are in Christ.