1 Peter 5:1

New Century Version

Now I have something to say to the elders in your group. I also am an elder. I have seen Christ’s sufferings, and I will share in the glory that will be shown to us. I beg you to

Cross References

Luke 24:48

You are witnesses of these things.

Acts 1:8

But when the Holy Spirit comes to you, you will receive power. You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

Acts 11:30

They gathered the money and gave it to Barnabas and Saul, who brought it to the elders in Judea.

Acts 14:23

They chose elders for each church, by praying and fasting for a certain time. These elders had trusted the Lord, so Paul and Barnabas put them in the Lord’s care.

Acts 15:4

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the elders, and the church. Paul, Barnabas, and the others told about everything God had done with them.

Acts 15:6

The apostles and the elders gathered to consider this problem.

Acts 2:32

So Jesus is the One whom God raised from the dead. And we are all witnesses to this.

Acts 20:17

Now from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people the Holy Spirit has given to you to oversee. You must be like shepherds to the church of God, which he bought with the death of his own son.

Acts 21:18

The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.

Acts 3:15

And so you killed the One who gives life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses to this.

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that our body—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a house for us. It will not be a house made by human hands; instead, it will be a home in heaven that will last forever.

2 Corinthians 5:8

So I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:19

Because you are praying for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ is helping me, I know this trouble will bring my freedom.

1 Timothy 5:1

Do not speak angrily to an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers,

1 Timothy 5:19

Do not listen to someone who accuses an elder, without two or three witnesses.

2 Timothy 4:8

Now, a crown is being held for me—a crown for being right with God. The Lord, the judge who judges rightly, will give the crown to me on that day—not only to me but to all those who have waited with love for him to come again.

Titus 1:5

I left you in Crete so you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done and so you could appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

Philemon 1:9

But because I love you, I am pleading with you instead. I, Paul, an old man now and also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 12:1

We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back.

1 Peter 1:12

It was shown them that their service was not for themselves but for you, when they told about the truths you have now heard. Those who preached the Good News to you told you those things with the help of the Holy Spirit who was sent from heaven—things into which angels desire to look.

1 Peter 1:7

These troubles come to prove that your faith is pure. This purity of faith is worth more than gold, which can be proved to be pure by fire but will ruin. But the purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is shown to you.

1 Peter 4:13

But be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when Christ, the Chief Shepherd, comes, you will get a glorious crown that will never lose its beauty.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and we have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like him, because we will see him as he really is.

2 John 1:1

From the Elder. To the chosen lady and her children: I love all of you in the truth, and all those who know the truth love you.

3 John 1:1

From the Elder. To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

Revelation 1:9

I, John, am your brother. All of us share with Christ in suffering, in the kingdom, and in patience to continue. I was on the island of Patmos, because I had preached the word of God and the message about Jesus.