1 Peter 5:1-10 ▼

1 I address myself to you pastors, as being a pastor myself, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as one who is to partake of the glory, that shall hereafter be made manifest;

2 to exhort you to feed the flock of God, which is among you: to take care of it, voluntarily, without reluctance, not from any view to sordid gain, but out of real affection;

3 not to domineer over the laity, but to be examples for their imitation;

4 that when the sovereign pastor shall appear, you may carry off a glorious crown, that will never fade.

5 As for you that are young, be you submissive to those of a more advanc'd age: and do you all of you pay a becoming deference to one another: be cloak'd with humility, for " God opposes the proud, and shows favour to the humble."

6 submit yourselves therefore to the divine jurisdiction, that he may exalt you in due time.

7 refer all your disquietudes to him, for you are the objects of his care.

8 Be temperate, be vigilant: for your adversary the Devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

9 resist him by the steadiness of your faith, considering that your brethren among the Gentiles, suffer the same persecutions as you do.

10 but may the all-gracious God, who has called us to eternal glory, perfect, confirm, fortify, and settle you, during the short interval of your sufferings.