5: 1 The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
5: 2 Tend the flock of God which is among you, ⁷⁷exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, ⁷⁸according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
⁷⁷So p⁷²Aψ 1739 1852 1881 1241 1243 2344^vid and a majority of lesser Gk. mss., cop^bo vg arm. Bℵ* 322 omit exercising the oversight,
⁷⁸So p⁷²Aℵ*ψ 1739 1852 1881 1241 1243 2344^vid 33 322 cop^sa. B and a majority of lesser Gk. mss. omit according to the will of God;

5: 3 ⁷⁹neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples of the flock.
⁷⁹B alone omits vs. 3.

5: 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.
5: 5 ⁸⁰Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yes, all of you ⁸¹gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
⁸⁰Or, Likewise ... elder: yes, all of you one to another. Gird yourselves with humility
⁸¹So (p⁷²)BAℵ 1739 1852 1241 1243 2344 33 322 cop vg. 1881 and the majority of lesser Gk. mss. read be subject to one another, gird yourselves with humility,

5: 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
5: 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
5: 8 Be sober be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
5: 9 whom withstand stedfast ⁸²in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are ⁸³accomplished in your ⁸⁴brethren who are in the world.
⁸²Or, in the faith,
⁸³Gk. being accomplished
⁸⁴Gk. brotherhood which is in the world.

5: 10 And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself ⁸⁵perfect, establish, strengthen, ⁸⁶settle you.
⁸⁵Or, restore
⁸⁶BA(ψ 0206) vg almost alone omit settle

5: 11 To him be ⁸⁷the dominion ⁸⁸for ever and ever. Amen.
⁸⁷So (p⁷²)BAψ alone, vg. ℵ and the majority of lesser Gk. mss., cop^sa read the glory and the dominion 1739 1852 1881 1241 1243 2344 33 322 cop^bo arm read the dominion and the glory
⁸⁸Gk. unto the ages of the ages. But p⁷²B cop^bo arm almost alone omit and ever (or, omit of the ages)

5: 12 By Silvanus, ⁸⁹our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God: stand ye fast therein.
⁸⁹Gk. the

5: 13 ⁹⁰She that is in ⁹¹Babylon, elect together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Mark my son.
⁹⁰That is, The church or, The sister
⁹¹ℵ arm read Babylonian church, 2138 reads Rome,

5: 14 Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto you all that are ⁹²in Christ.
⁹²So BAψ 2344 almost alone. ℵ 1852 and a majority of lesser Gk. mss., arm read in Christ Jesus. Amen. 1739* 1881 1241 1243 322 read in Christ Jesus.