1 Therefore, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Messiah, and also a sharer of the esteem that is to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
2 Shepherd the flock of Elohim which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but voluntarily, not out of greed for filthy gain, but eagerly,
3 neither as being masters over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive the never-fading crown of esteem.
5 In the same way, you younger ones, be subject to elders. And gird yourselves with humility toward one another, for “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.”
6 Humble yourselves, then, under the mighty hand of Elohim, so that He exalts you in due time,