### World English Bible

1st Peter 4

## The First Epistle General of Peter

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| # Chapter 5
#### 1 | I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.
#### 2 | Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
#### 3 | neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
#### 4 | When the chief Shepherd will be revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn't fade away.
#### 5 | Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for 'God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'
#### 6 | Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
#### 7 | casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
#### 8 | Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
#### 9 | Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
#### 10 | But may the God of all grace (who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus), after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
#### 11 | To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
#### 12 | Through 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.
#### 13 | She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.
#### 14 | Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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