To
Elders And Young Men
To
the Elders among you,
I
appeal as a fellow Elder,
A
Witness of Christ's Sufferings
And
one who also will share
IN
THE GLORY TO BE REVEALED:
2
BE SHEPHERDS TO GOD'S FLOCK UNDER YOUR CARE,
SERVING
AS OVERSEERS--NOT BECAUSE YOU MUST
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE WILLING,
AS
GOD WANT YOU TO BE.
NOT
GREEDY FOR MONEY BUT EAGER TO SERVE;
3
NOT LORDING IT OVER THOSE ENTRUSTED TO YOU,
BUT
BEING AND EXAMPLE TO THE FLOCK.
4
AND WHEN THE CHIEF SHEPHERD APPEARS,
YOU
WILL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF GLORY
THAT
WILL NEVER FADE AWAY.
5
Young men, in the same way
Be
Submissive to those who are older.
Clothe
yourselves with Humility toward one another,
Because,
'God
Opposes the Proud
But
give Grace to the Humble.'
6
HUMBLE YOURSELVES, THEREFORE,
UNDER
GOD'S MIGHTY HAND,
THAT
HE MAY LIFT YOU UP IN DUE TIME.
7
CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM
BECAUSE
HE CARES FOR YOU.
8
BE SELF-CONTROLLED AND ALERT
YOUR
ENEMY THE DEVIL PROWLS AROUND
LIKE
A ROARING LION
LOOKING
FOR SOMEONE TO DEVOUR.
9
RESIST HIM, STANDING FIRM IN THE FAITH ,
BECAUSE
YOU KNOW
THAT
YOUR BROTHERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
ARE
UNDERGOING THE SAME KIND OF SUFFERINGS.
10
And the God of all Grace,
Who
called you to His Eternal Glory in Christ,
AFTER
YOU HAVE SUFFERED A LITTLE WHILE,
Will
Himself Restore you
And
make you Strong, Firm and Steadfast..
11
TO HIM BE THE POWER FOR EVER AND EVER. Amen.
Final
Greetings
12
With the help of Silas,
Whom
I regard as a Faithful brother,
I
have written to you briefly,
Encouraging
you and Testifying
That
this is the True Grace of God.
STAND
FAST IN IT.
13
She who is in Babylon,
Chosen
together with you,
Sends
you her greetings,
And
so does my son Mark.
14
Greet one another with a kiss of love.
PEACE
TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE IN CHRIST.
(1
Peter 5)
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