1 The elders among you I exhort, as their fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as a sharer too in the glory that is going to be revealed:
2 tend the flock of God that is in your midst, exercising oversight not under constraint but voluntarily, not from greed for gain but with readiness of heart,
3 not as domineering over those in your charge, but as patterns for the flock.
4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will carry off the unwithering crown of glory.
5 In like manner, younger men, be subject to the elders. Yes, all of you, being subject to one another, tie on humility like an apron; for "God sets himself against the arrogant, but grants grace to the lowly."
6 Be humbled, then, under the strong hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the right time,
7 throwing your whole anxiety upon him, since it matters to him what happens to you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may gulp down.
9 Stand against him, solid in the faith, knowing that the very same sufferings are being accomplished in your brotherhood throughout the world.
10 Now may the God of all grace, who has called us into his everlasting glory by Christ Jesus, himself, after you have suffered a short time, make you complete, establish, strengthen and ground you.
11 His be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.
12 Through Silvanus, a faithful brother as I count him, I have written to you in a few words, encouraging you and bearing witness that this is the true grace of God, in which you stand.
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen along with you, sends you her greetings, and so does Mark, my son.
14 Greet each other with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.