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But if one suffers as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed, but to glorify God in this respect.

Because the time has come to begin the judgment from the house of God; and if firstly from us, what will be the end of the ones disobeying the gospel of God?

Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor eagerly for base gain, but readily;

Likewise, younger ones be subject to older ones; and all being subject to one another. Put on humility, because God sets Himself "against proud ones, but He gives grace to humble ones." Prov. 3:34

Then be humbled under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in time;

Now the God of all grace, the One calling you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, you having suffered a little, Himself will perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish you .

I wrote to you by a few words by way of Silvanus the faithful brother, as I reckon, exhorting and witnessing this to be the true grace of God, in which you stand.

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those equally precious with us, having obtained faith in the righteousness of our God and our Savior, Jesus Christ:

Grace to you, and peace be multiplied by a full knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.

For receiving honor and glory from God the Father such a voice being borne to Him from the magnificent glory, "This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have been delighted," Psa. 2:7; Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1; Matt. 17:5

for prophecy was not at any time borne by the will of man, but being borne along by the Holy Spirit, holy men of God spoke.

For if God did not spare sinning angels, but delivered them to chains of darkness, thrust down into Tartarus, having been kept to judgment;

For this is hidden from them by their willing it so , that heavens were of old, and earth by water, and through water, having subsisted by the Word of God,

looking for and hastening the coming of the Day of God, through which the heavens having been set afire will be dissolved; and burning, the elements will melt?

And this is the message which we have heard from Him, and we proclaim to you: God is light, and no darkness is in Him, none!

But whoever keeps His Word, truly in this one the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.

Fathers, I have written to you because you have known Him from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil.

And the world is passing away, and its lust. But the one doing the will of God abides forever.

See what manner of love the Father has given us, that we may be called children of God. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it was not yet revealed what we shall be. But we know that if He is revealed, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.