Therefore 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: Col 3:3-4Luk 24:482Jn 1:1-15Rom 8:17-18Psa 73:24-251Pe 5:4Rev 1:91Jn 3:2 shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly; Tit 1:71Ti 3:8Act 20:26-28Tit 3:11Ti 3:31Co 9:7Ezk 34:2-31Co 9:16-17 not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. 2Th 3:9Ezk 34:4Php 3:172Co 1:24Mat 20:25-261Ti 4:12Tit 2:7Act 20:28 When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away. Jas 1:121Co 9:25Isa 40:112Ti 4:81Jn 3:2Psa 23:1Rev 2:10Rev 3:11
Likewise, 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.” 1 Jas 4:6Pro 3:34Eph 5:21Rom 12:10Col 3:12Php 2:3Isa 66:2Rom 13:14 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, Jas 4:10Luk 14:11Pro 29:23Mat 23:12Luk 18:142Ch 32:26Luk 1:522Ch 12:12 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. Psa 55:22Php 4:6Psa 37:5Psa 56:3-4Mat 6:25-26Mat 6:33-34Heb 13:5-6Psa 34:15
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Eph 6:11Jas 4:7Eph 4:27Job 2:21Pe 1:131Pe 4:71Jn 3:8-101Th 5:6-8 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings. Jas 4:7Act 14:22Eph 6:11-131Pe 2:211Co 10:131Ti 6:122Ti 3:12Eph 6:16 But 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. 2Co 4:172Th 3:31Pe 1:6-7Jud 1:24Psa 138:71Ti 6:122Th 2:17Rom 8:28-30 To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. 1Pe 4:11Rom 11:36Rev 1:6Rev 5:13
Through 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. Heb 13:22Act 11:231Co 15:12Co 1:19Act 20:241Th 1:12Th 1:11Jn 5:9-10 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son. Act 12:12Act 12:25Psa 87:4Rev 18:22Jn 1:13Rev 17:5 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Rom 16:16Eph 6:23Rom 8:11Co 16:20Rom 1:71Th 5:262Co 13:12Jhn 14:27
Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.