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| [1]The elders which are among you, I exhort, whiche am also an elder, & a wytnesse of the afflictions of Christe, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe opened |
[1]And I, an Elder, your associate, and a witness of the sufferings of the Messiah, and a participator in his glory which is to be revealed, entreat the Elders who are among you: |
| [2]Feede you God his flocke, whiche is committed vnto you, takyng the ouersight of them not as compelled therto, but wyllyngly, not for the desyre of fylthy lucre, but of a good mynde |
[2]Feed ye the flock of God which is committed to you: have care [for it], spiritually; not from compulsion, but voluntarily; not for base gain, but with all your heart; |
| [3]Not as though ye were Lordes ouer God his heritage: but that ye be an ensample to the flocke |
[3]not as lords of the flock, but so as to be a good example for them: |
| [4]And when the chiefe shephearde shall appeare, ye shall receaue an incorruptible crowne of glory |
[4]that when the chief shepherd shall be revealed, ye may receive from him a crown of glory that fadeth not. |
| [5]Likewise ye younger, submit your selues vnto the elder: Submit your selues euery man one to another, decke your selues inwardly in lowlynes of mynde: For God resisteth the proude, and geueth grace to the humble |
[5]And ye juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because God resisteth them who exalt themselves, and giveth grace to the humble. |
| [6]Submit your selues therfore vnder the mightie hande of God, that he may exalt you when the tyme is come |
[6]Humble yourselves, therefore, under the powerful hand of God: and it will exalt you in due time. |
| [7]Cast all your care vpon hym, for he careth for you |
[7]And cast all your solicitude upon God; for he careth for you. |
| [8]Be sober, & watche, for your aduersarie the deuyll, as a roaryng Lion walketh about seking who he may deuour |
[8]Be sober and guarded, because Satan your adversary, like a lion, roareth, and goeth about, and seeketh whom he may devour. |
| [9]Whom resist stedfast in the fayth, knowyng that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the worlde |
[9]Therefore resist him, being steadfast in the faith: and know ye, that the same sufferings befall your brethren that are in the world. |
| [10]But the God of all grace whiche hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christe Iesus, shal his owne selfe, after that ye haue suffred a litle affliction, make you perfite, setle, strength, and stablyshe you |
[10]Now it is the God of grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Jesus the Messiah, that hath given us, while we sustain these light afflictions, to be strengthened, and confirmed, and established by him for ever: |
| [11]To hym be glory and dominion, for euer and euer. Amen |
[11]to whom be glory, and power, and honor, for ever and ever. Amen. |
| [12]By Syluanus a faythfull brother, vnto you, as I suppose, haue I wrytten briefly, exhortyng and testifiyng, howe that this is the true grace of God, wherin ye stande |
[12]These as I account [them] few [things], I have written to you by Sylvanus, a faithful brother. And I would persuade, and would testify, that this is the true grace of God, this in which ye stand. |
| [13]The Churche that is at Babylon elected together with you, saluteth you, and so doeth Marcus my sonne |
[13]The elect church which is in Babylon, saluteth you; also Mark, my son. |
| [14]Greete ye one another with the kysse of loue. Peace be with you all which are in Christe Iesus. Amen |
[14]Salute ye one another with a holy kiss. Peace be with you all, who are in the Messiah. Amen.End of the first Epistle of Peter the Legate. |