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V. |The elders' shepherding and its reward — 5:1-4

A. |The shepherding patterns — vv.|1-3
1|Pet.|5:1|-||1|Therefore the |2a|elders among you I exhort, who am a |3|fellow elder and |4b|witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a |5|partaker of the |c|glory to be revealed:
1|Pet.|5:2|-||1a|Shepherd the |2b|flock of God among you, |3c|overseeing not under compulsion but |d|willingly, |4|according to God; not by |e|seeking gain through base means but eagerly;
1|Pet.|5:3|-|Nor as |1a|lording it over your |2|allotments but by |3|becoming |b|patterns of the |4|flock.
B. |The Chief Shepherd's reward — v.|4
1|Pet.|5:4|-|And when the Chief |a|Shepherd is manifested, you will receive the |1b|unfading |c|crown of glory.

VI. |The mighty hand of God and its goal — 5:5-11

A. |Humbled under God's mighty hand — vv.|5-9
1|Pet.|5:5|-|In like manner, |a|younger men, be |b|subject to |1|elders; and all of you |2|gird yourselves with |3c|humility toward one another, because God |4d|resists the |5e|proud but |f|gives |6g|grace to the |7h|humble.
1|Pet.|5:6|-|Therefore |a|be |1b|humbled under the mighty |c|hand of God that He may |2d|exalt you in due time,
1|Pet.|5:7|-||1a|Casting |2|all your |3b|anxiety on Him because |4|it matters to Him concerning you.
1|Pet.|5:8|-|Be |1a|sober; |2b|watch. Your |3c|adversary, the |4d|devil, as a |5|roaring |e|lion, |6f|walks about, |7|seeking someone to devour.
1|Pet.|5:9|-|Him |1a|withstand, being |b|firm in your |2|faith, knowing that the same |3c|sufferings are being accomplished among your |4|brotherhood in the world.
B. |Perfected and grounded by the God of all grace — vv.|10-11
1|Pet.|5:10|-||1a|But the God of |2|all grace, He who has |b|called you |3|into His |c|eternal glory |4d|in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a |e|little while, will |5|Himself |6f|perfect, |7g|establish, |8h|strengthen, and |9i|ground you.
1|Pet.|5:11|-||a|To Him be |1|the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.

VII. |Conclusion — 5:12-14

A. |The testimony of the true grace of God — v.|12
1|Pet.|5:12|-|Through |a|Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I account him, I have written to you briefly, |b|exhorting and |1c|testifying fully that this is the |2|true grace of God; enter into this grace and |d|stand in it.
B. |Greetings — vv.|13-14
1|Pet.|5:13|-|The |1|co-|a|chosen in |2|Babylon and |3|Mark my son greet you.
1|Pet.|5:14|-|Greet one another with a |a|kiss of love. |1b|Peace to you all who are |2c|in Christ.

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