1 E lders 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,

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

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

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

3 n either as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

4 a nd at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

5 I n 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;

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

7 a ll your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

10 A nd 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;

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

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

To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

12 T hrough 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.

By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

13 S alute you doth the in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

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

Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.