IPeter 5:1-10 NKJV. The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to 1Peter 2:5-10. 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[ a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him. will never be put to shame.”[ b] Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Tools. 1Pe 1:2. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Tools. 1Pe 1:3. 10As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Read full chapter. 1 Peter 4:10 in all English translations. 1 Peter 3. 1Peter 1:6-7New King James Version. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been [ a]grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus 1Peter 2:1–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900) 1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed OurPrice: $44.99. Save: $29.99 (40%) Buy Now. NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture. Retail: $59.99. Buy Now. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 (1) A call to elders. The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: a. The elders who are among you I exhort: Peter will give a word of exhortation to the elders who are among the Christians reading this letter. Greeting 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Redemption in Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in FinalGreetings. 12 With the help of Silas,[ a] whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. Read full chapter. YG2JG.