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5:1 Advice to believers
5 Because of that I am encouraging your elders as a fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of the messiah and also a partner in the GLORY that’s going to be revealed: 2 [ref]Carefully shepherd God’s people that you care for, not out of compulsion but willingly, listening to God, not greedily but enthusiastically, 3 not exercising dominance over them, but being examples for them. 4 Then when the chief shepherd returns, you all will receive the unfading crown of honour.
5 [ref]Similarly, you younger ones, take the advice of your elders, and all of you, show humility to each other because ‘God opposes those who’re proud, but displays grace to those who’re humble.’ 6 [ref]So humble yourselves under God’s might hand so that he might honour you at the right time. 7 Give all your concerns to him because he cares about you all.
8 Stay alert and keep watch. Your opponent, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, wanting to swallow you all up 9 but remain firmly in the faith and resist him, knowing that fellow believers all around the world experiencing similar sufferings are doing the same. 10 Then God, the source of all grace and the one who called you to his eternal GLORY in the messiah will prepare you all as you suffer a little, and will then strengthen you as you’re established. 11 May his ruling be powerful throughout all the ages. May it be so.