The elders which are among you I exhort,
Feed the flock of God which is among you,
taking the oversight thereof,
not by constraint,
willingly;
not for filthy lucre,
but of a ready mind;
Neither as being lords over God's heritage,
ensamples to the flock.
Likewise, ye younger,
submit yourselves unto the elder.
all of you be
subject one to another,
clothed with humility:
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you.
Be sober,
be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Whom
resist stedfast in the faith,
knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren
that are in the world.
But the God of all grace, who hath
called us unto his eternal glory
by Christ Jesus, after that ye
have suffered a while, make you
perfect,
stablish,
strengthen,
settle you.
To him be glory and dominion
for ever and ever. Amen
