^{5 Ref} 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."

^{6 Ref} Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

^{7 Ref} casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

^{8 Ref} Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

^{9 Ref} Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

^{10 Ref} But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

^{11 Ref} To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

^{12 Ref} Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.