but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;

For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory is like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off,

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Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh.

To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble;

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all time, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same excesses of debauchery, and they slander you;

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.

having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you.

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ.