1I exhort the elders who are among you, I being also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. 2Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily; 3nor as lording it over those allotted [to you by God], but becoming examples to the flock. 4And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory. 5Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to one another. Put on humility. For God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble. 6Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time, 7casting all your anxiety onto Him, for He cares for you. 8Be sensible [and] vigilant, because your adversary [the] Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour; 9whom firmly resist in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions in [the] world are being completed in your brotherhood. 10But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, [He] will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish [you]. 11To Him [be] the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. 12I wrote to you through a few [words], by Silvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, exhorting and testifying this to be [the] true grace of God in which you stand. 13The fellow-elected in Babylon greet you; also Mark my son. 14Greet one another with a kiss of holy love. Peace [be] to you, all those in Christ Jesus. Amen.