1 T he elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

Elders who among you, I exhort, who a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

2 T end the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

feed the flock of God that among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

3 n either as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

4 A nd when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

5 L ikewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

6 H umble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

7 c asting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

8 B e sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

9 w hom withstand stedfast in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world.

whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.

10 A nd the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle;

11 T o him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

to Him the glory, and the power -- to the ages and the ages! Amen.

12 B y Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand ye fast therein.

Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

13 S he that is in Babylon, elect together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Mark my son.

Salute you doth the in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

14 S alute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto you all that are in Christ.

Salute ye one another in a kiss of love; peace to you all who in Christ Jesus! Amen.