1 Peter 5

1Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed:Cross-references: Ps 73:24 · Luke 24:48 · John 15:26 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 2:32 · +29 more

2shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;Cross-references: Ps 78:71 · Song 1:8 · Isa 6:8 · Isa 40:11 · Isa 56:11 · Isa 63:11 · +31 more

3not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.Cross-references: Deut 32:9 · Ps 33:12 · Ps 74:2 · Ezek 34:4 · Mic 7:14 · Matt 20:25 · +17 more

4When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.Cross-references: Ps 23:1 · Isa 40:11 · Ezek 34:23 · Ezek 37:24 · Dan 12:3 · Zech 13:7 · +16 more

5Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”Cross-references: Lev 19:32 · 2Chr 6:41 · Job 22:29 · Job 29:14 · Ps 132:9 · Ps 132:16 · +14 more

6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,Cross-references: Ex 3:19 · Ex 10:3 · Ex 32:11 · Lev 26:41 · Deut 32:35 · 1Ki 21:29 · +34 more

7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.Cross-references: 1Sam 1:10 · 1Sam 30:6 · Ps 27:13 · Ps 34:15 · Ps 37:5 · Ps 55:22 · +11 more

8Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.Cross-references: Judg 14:5 · Esth 7:6 · Job 1:6 · Job 2:2 · Ps 104:21 · Ps 109:6 · +51 more

9Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.Cross-references: Luke 4:3 · Luke 22:32 · John 16:33 · Acts 14:22 · 1Cor 10:13 · Eph 4:27 · +17 more

10But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.Cross-references: Ex 34:6 · Ps 86:5 · Ps 86:15 · Ps 138:7 · Mic 7:18 · Zech 10:6 · +30 more

11To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.Cross-references: Rom 11:36 · 1Pet 4:11 · Rev 1:6 · Rev 5:13

12Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.Cross-references: John 21:21 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 20:24 · Rom 5:2 · 1Cor 15:1 · 2Cor 1:19 · +15 more

13She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.Cross-references: Ps 87:4 · Acts 12:12 · Acts 12:25 · 2John 1:13 · Rev 17:5 · Rev 18:2

14Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.Cross-references: John 14:27 · John 16:33 · John 20:19 · John 20:26 · Rom 1:7 · Rom 8:1 · +8 more