5:1 [] TouV metaxu saV presbuterouV parakalw egw o sumpresbuteroV kai martuV twn paqhmatwn tou Cristou, o kai koinwnoV thV doxhV, htiV mellei na apokalufqh,

5:2 poimanate to metaxu saV poimnion tou Qeou, episkopounteV mh anagkastikwV all' ekousiwV, mhde aiscrokerdwV alla proqumwV,

5:3 mhde wV katakurieuonteV thn klhronomian tou Qeou, alla tupoi ginomenoi tou poimniou.

5:4 Kai otan fanerwqh o arcipoimhn, qelete labei ton amarantinon stefanon thV doxhV.

5:5 [] OmoiwV oi newteroi upotacqhte eiV touV presbuterouV. PanteV de upotassomenoi eiV allhlouV enduqhte thn tapeinofrosunhn× dioti o QeoV antitassetai eiV touV uperhfanouV, eiV de touV tapeinouV didei carin.

5:6 Tapeinwqhte loipon upo thn krataian ceira tou Qeou, dia na saV uywsh en kairw,

5:7 kai pasan thn merimnan umwn riyate ep' auton, dioti autoV frontizei peri umwn.

5:8 [] Egkrateuqhte, agrupnhsate× dioti o antidikoV saV diaboloV wV lewn wruomenoV periercetai zhtwn tina na katapih×

5:9 eiV ton opoion antistaqhte menonteV stereoi eiV thn pistin, exeuronteV oti ta auta paqhmata ginontai eiV touV adelfouV saV touV en tw kosmw.

5:10 [] O de QeoV pashV caritoV, ostiV ekalesen hmaV eiV thn aiwnion autou doxan dia tou Cristou Ihsou, afou paqhte oligon, autoV na saV teleiopoihsh, sthrixh, eniscush, qemeliwsh.

5:11 EiV auton eih h doxa kai to kratoV eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn× amhn.

5:12 SaV egraya en braculogia dia tou Silouanou tou pistou adelfou, wV fronw, protrepwn kai epimarturwn oti auth einai h alhqinh cariV tou Qeou, eiV thn opoian stekesqe.

5:13 SaV aspazetai h en Babulwni suneklekth ekklhsia kai MarkoV, o uioV mou.