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1 Peter 5

Serve God Willingly

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 aTherefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your  bfellow elder and  cwitness of the sufferings of Christ, and a  dpartaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,

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shepherd  athe flock of God among you, exercising oversight  bnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and  cnot for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

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nor yet as  alording it over  1those allotted to your charge, but  2proving to be  bexamples to the flock.

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And when the Chief  aShepherd appears, you will receive the  bunfading  1 ccrown of glory.

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 aYou younger men, likewise,  bbe subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with  chumility toward one another, for  dGOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.

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Therefore  ahumble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

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casting all your  aanxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

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 aBe of sober spirit,  bbe on the alert. Your adversary,  cthe devil, prowls around like a roaring  dlion, seeking someone to devour.

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 1 aBut resist him,  bfirm in your faith, knowing that  cthe same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your  2brethren who are in the world.

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After you have suffered  afor a little while, the  bGod of all grace, who  ccalled you to His  deternal glory in Christ, will Himself  eperfect,  fconfirm, strengthen and establish you.

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 aTo Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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Through  aSilvanus, our faithful brother  1(for so I regard him),  bI have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is  cthe true grace of God.  dStand firm in it!

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She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son,  aMark.

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 aGreet one another with a kiss of love.

 bPeace be to you all who are in Christ.



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