MODERN LITERAL VERSION

5:1 I am encouraging the elders who are among you*, as I, who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partner of the glory which is about to be revealed.
5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you*, exercising the oversight, not by compulsion, but willfully, and not covetously, but eagerly;
5:3 and not like one lording it over his lot, but you* yourselves become examples to the flock.
5:4 And when the Chief-Shepherd is manifested, you* will get the unfading crown of glory.
5:5 Likewise, you* the younger, be subject to the elder. But all of you * be subject to one another, clothe yourself with humility, because ‘God resists the haughty, but is giving grace to the humble.' {Prov. 3:34}
5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the powerful hand of God, that* he may exalt you* in time;
5:7 tossing all your* anxiety upon him, because with him there is care concerning you*.
5:8 Be sober! Be watchful! Your* opponent, the Devil, like a roaring lion, is walking around seeking whom he may swallow,
5:9 to whom, you* withstand, being solid in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your* brotherhood which is in the world.
5:10 But the God of all grace, who called you* to his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, after you* have suffered a little while, he himself may perfect you*, will establish, will strengthen and will found you*.
5:11 To him is the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

5:12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I count him, I have written to you* through a very few words, encouraging and testifying that this is the true grace of God into which you* have stood fast.
5:13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you *, greets you*, and so does Mark my son.
5:14 Greet one another with a kiss of love*.
Peace be to you* all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.