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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Peter 5 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_peter/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_peter/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > 1 Peter 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_peter/4.htm" title="1 Peter 4">◄</a> 1 Peter 5 <a href="../2_peter/1.htm" title="2 Peter 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/5-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Instructions to Elders<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../1_timothy/3.htm">1 Timothy 3:1–7</a>; <a href ="../titus/1.htm#5">Titus 1:5–9</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The elders among you I beseech, a fellow elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participator of the glory which is about to be revealed: <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Tend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will; <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Neither as ruling over the portions obtained by lot, but being types of the flock. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And the chief Shepherd having been manifested, ye shall be attired with an unfading crown of glory.<p> <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Cast Your Cares on Him<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Likewise, ye younger, be subjected to the elders. And all being subject to one another, be wrapped up in humility: for God opposes the proud, and gives grace to the humble.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore be humbled under the strong hand of God, that he might lift you up) in due measure: <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Having cast all your care upon him; for to him is the care for you. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Be abstemious, watch; for your adversary the accuser, as a roaring lion, walks around, seeking whom he might swallow down: <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whom resist firm in the faith, knowing that the same of sufferings are completed by your brotherhood in the world.<p> <A name="11"></a><p class="hdg">Benediction and Farewell<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And the God of all grace, having called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, may he put you in proper order, having suffered a little time, may he support you, make firm, lay the foundation. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>To him the glory and the strength for the time of times. Amen.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>By Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, I wrote briefly, beseeching, and bearing testimony this to be the true grace of God in which ye stand. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The chosen together in Babylon, greet you; also Marcus my son. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Greet one another in a kiss of love. Peace to all you which in Christ Jesus. Amen.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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