1 Peter 5:1 — 2 Peter 1:4

1 ¹Therefore the ^2aelders among you I exhort, who am a ³fellow elder and ^4bwitness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a ⁵partaker of the ^cglory to be revealed:

2 ^1aShepherd the ^2bflock of God among you, ^3coverseeing not under compulsion but ^dwillingly, ⁴according to God; not by ^eseeking gain through base means but eagerly;

3 Nor as ^1alording it over your ²allotments but by ³becoming ^bpatterns of the ⁴flock.

4 And when the Chief ^aShepherd is manifested, you will receive the ^1bunfading ^ccrown of glory.

5 In like manner, ^ayounger men, be ^bsubject to ¹elders; and all of you ²gird yourselves with ^3chumility toward one another, because God ^4dresists the ^5eproud but ^fgives ^6ggrace to the ^7hhumble.

6 Therefore ^abe ^1bhumbled under the mighty ^chand of God that He may ^2dexalt you in due time,

7 ^1aCasting ²all your ^3banxiety on Him because ⁴it matters to Him concerning you.

8 Be ^1asober; ^2bwatch. Your ^3cadversary, the ^4ddevil, as a ⁵roaring ^elion, ^6fwalks about, ⁷seeking someone to devour.

9 Him ^1awithstand, being ^bfirm in your ²faith, knowing that the same ^3csufferings are being accomplished among your ⁴brotherhood in the world.

10 ^1aBut the God of ²all grace, He who has ^bcalled you ³into His ^ceternal glory ^4din Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a ^elittle while, will ⁵Himself ^6fperfect, ^7gestablish, ^8hstrengthen, and ⁹ⁱground you.

11 ^aTo Him be ¹the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.

12 Through ^aSilvanus, the faithful brother, as I account him, I have written to you briefly, ^bexhorting and ^1ctestifying fully that this is the ²true grace of God; enter into this grace and ^dstand in it.

13 The ¹co- ^achosen in ²Babylon and ³Mark my son greet you.

14 Greet one another with a ^akiss of love. ^1bPeace to you all who are ^2cin Christ.

CHAPTER 1

1 ^1aSimon Peter, a ^2bslave and ^capostle of Jesus Christ, to ³those who have been ⁴allotted ^5dfaith ⁶equally precious as ⁷ours ⁸in the ⁹righteousness of our ¹⁰God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

2 ¹Grace to you and peace be ^2amultiplied ³in the full ^4bknowledge of God and of ⁵Jesus our Lord;

3 Seeing that His ^1adivine power has ²granted to us ³all things which relate to ^4blife and ^5cgodliness, ⁶through the ⁷full knowledge of ⁸Him who has ^dcalled us ⁹by His own ^10eglory and ^11fvirtue,

4 ¹Through ²which He has granted to us precious and ³exceedingly great ^apromises that through ⁴these you might become ^bpartakers of the divine nature, ⁵having ^cescaped the ⁶corruption which is in the ^dworld ⁷by ^elust.