First Letter of Peter

Be hospitable one to another without grumbling.

According as each has received a gift, be ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the grace of God in its various forms.

If any man speaks, let it be as it were oracles of God. If any man serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also you may rejoice with exceeding joy.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters.

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don't obey the gospel of God?

"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?"

Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn't fade away.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.