I Peter 5:11
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To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries
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To him--emphatic. To Him and Him alone: not to ourselves. Compare "Himself," see on Pe1 5:10. glory and--omitted in the oldest manuscripts and versions. dominion--Greek, "the might" shown in so "perfecting," you, Pe1 5:10.
Open source ↗In which the apostle gives particular directions, first to the elders, how to behave themselves towards their flock (Pe1 5:1-4); then to the younger, to be obedient and humble, and to cast their care upon God (Pe1 5:5-7). He then exhorts all to sobriety, watchfulness against temptations, and stedfastness in the faith, praying earnestly for them; and so concludes his epistle with a solemn doxology, mutual salutations, and his apostolical benediction.
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