1 Peter 5 (NET)

1 Peter 5:1¹So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 3:3-4Luke 24:482 John 1:1-3 John 1:15Rom 8:17-181 Pet 5:4Ps 73:24-25Rev 1:91 John 3:21 Pet 1:7Acts 11:30

1 Peter 5:2²Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Titus 1:71 Tim 3:8Acts 20:26-28Titus 3:11 Tim 3:31 Cor 9:7Ezek 34:2-31 Cor 9:16-172 Cor 12:14-152 Pet 2:3

1 Peter 5:3³And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Thess 3:9Ezek 34:4Phil 3:172 Cor 1:24Matt 20:25-261 Tim 4:12Titus 2:7Acts 20:28Luke 22:24-27Mark 10:42-45

1 Peter 5:4⁴Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 1:121 Cor 9:25Isa 40:112 Tim 4:81 John 3:2Ps 23:1Rev 2:10Rev 3:111 Pet 1:41 Pet 2:25

1 Peter 5:5⁵In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 4:6Prov 3:34Eph 5:21Rom 12:10Phil 2:3Col 3:12Isa 66:2Rom 13:141 Pet 4:5Isa 57:15

1 Peter 5:6⁶And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty handCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 4:10Luke 14:11Prov 29:23Matt 23:12Luke 18:142 Chr 32:26Luke 1:522 Chr 12:122 Chr 33:12Isa 40:4

1 Peter 5:7⁷by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 55:22Phil 4:6Ps 37:5Ps 56:3-4Matt 6:25-26Matt 6:33-34Heb 13:5-6Ps 34:15Luke 12:22Ps 27:13-14

1 Peter 5:8⁸Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eph 6:11Jas 4:7Eph 4:27Job 2:21 Pet 1:131 Pet 4:71 John 3:8-101 Thess 5:6-8Luke 21:36Luke 22:31

1 Peter 5:9⁹Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 4:7Acts 14:22Eph 6:11-131 Pet 2:211 Cor 10:131 Tim 6:122 Tim 3:12Eph 6:161 Pet 3:14Heb 11:33

1 Peter 5:10¹⁰And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Cor 4:172 Thess 3:31 Pet 1:6-7Jude 1:24Ps 138:71 Tim 6:122 Thess 2:17Rom 8:28-302 Cor 13:11Heb 13:20-21

1 Peter 5:11¹¹To him belongs the power forever. Amen.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 4:11Rom 11:36Rev 1:6Rev 5:13

1 Peter 5:12¹²Through Silvanus, whom I know to be a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 13:22Acts 11:231 Cor 15:12 Cor 1:19Acts 20:241 Thess 1:12 Thess 1:11 John 5:9-102 Cor 1:242 Pet 1:12

1 Peter 5:13¹³The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you, and so does Mark, my son.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 12:12Acts 12:25Ps 87:4Rev 18:22 John 1:13Rev 17:5

1 Peter 5:14¹⁴Greet one another with a loving kiss. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rom 16:16Eph 6:23Rom 8:11 Cor 16:20Rom 1:71 Thess 5:262 Cor 13:12John 14:271 Cor 1:302 Cor 5:17