'So2I exhort5the elders1among3you,4asa6fellow elder7and8a witness9of the10sufferings13of Christ,12as well as15a partaker20in the16glory19that is going17to be revealed:18 shepherd1the2flock5of God7that isamong3you,4exercising oversight,8not9under compulsion,10but11willingly,12as13God14would have you;not15for shameful gain,16but17eagerly;18 not1domineering over3those4in [your] charge,5but6being8examples7to the9flock.10 And1when2the3chief Shepherd4appears,2you will receive5the6unfading7crown10of glory.9 Likewise,1you3who areyounger,2be subject3to [the] elders.4Clothe yourselves,10all5of you,with humility9toward one another,7for11God13opposes15theproud14but17gives18grace19to [the] humble.16 Humble yourselves,1therefore,2under3the4mighty5hand6of God8so that9at12the proper time13he may exalt11you,10 casting5all1your4anxieties3on6him,7because8he9cares10for11you.12 Be sober-minded;1be watchful.2Your5adversary4the3devil6prowls around10like7a roaring9lion,8seeking11someone12to devour.13 Resist2him,1firm3in5your3faith,5knowing6thatthe7same8kindsof suffering10are being experienced17byyour15brotherhood16[throughout]12the13world.14 And2after [you] have suffered18a little while,17the1God3of all4grace,5who has called7you8to9his12eternal11glory13in14Christ,15will20himself19restore,20confirm,21strengthen,22andestablish23you. To him1bethe2dominion3forever46and ever.Amen.7 By1Silvanus,2a4faithful5brother6as7I regard8him,I have written11briefly910to you,3exhorting12and13declaring14thatthis15is16thetrue17grace18of God.20Stand firm23in21it.22 She3who isat4Babylon,5who is[likewise] chosen,6sends1you2greetings,1and7so doesMark,8my11son.10 Greet1one another2with3the kiss4of love.5Peace6to all8of you7who9arein10Christ.11