1 Peter 5:1-9 ▼

1 THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:

2 feed the flock of God which is among you, exercising your pastoral office not of necessity, but of choice, not for base gain, but with alacrity of mind;

3 not as domineering over your allotted congregations, but as being examples of the flock.

4 And when the arch Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that will never fade away.

5 In like manner, ye who are younger persons, be in subjection to your elders: but all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed from head to foot with humility: for God sets himself in opposition to the proud, but he giveth grace to the lowly.

6 Humble yourselves therefore beneath the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due season:

7 casting all your anxiety upon him; for he careth for you.

8 Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, prowleth around, seeking whom he may devour:

9 against whom stand fast, firm in the faith, knowing that the very same sufferings are fully endured by the brotherhood which is in the world.