- 1. The elders which are among you, I beseech which am also an elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe reueiled,
- 2. Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
- 3. Not as though ye were lords ouer Gods heritage, but that yee may bee ensamples to the flocke.
- 4. And when that chiefe shepheard shal appeare, ye shall receiue an incorruptible crowne of glory.
- 5. Likewise ye yonger, submit your selues vnto the elders, & submit your selues euery man, one to another: decke your selues inwardly in lowlinesse of minde: for God resisteth the proude, and giueth grace to the humble.
- 6. Humble your selues therefore vnder the mightie hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.
- 7. Cast all your care on him: for he careth for you.
- 8. Be sober, and watch: for your aduersarie the deuil as a roaring lyon walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure:
- 9. Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren which are in the world.
- 10. And the God of all grace, which hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a litle, make you perfite, confirme, strengthen and stablish you.
- 11. To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer, Amen.
- 12. By Syluanus a faithfull brother vnto you, as I suppose, haue I written briefly, exhorting and testifying how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.
- 13. The Church that is at Babylon elected together with you, saluteth you, and Marcus my sonne.
- 14. Greete ye one another with the kisse of loue. Peace be with you all which are in Christ Iesus, Amen.
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