1 Peter 5:1 Cross References - MNT

¹ Now to you who are presbyters I make this appeal; for I am myself a presbyter, and was a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory about to be revealed.

⁴⁸ "You must bear testimony to this.

²⁶ "When the Comforter is come whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness of me; ²⁷ "and you to shall bear witness because you have been with me from the first.

⁸ "yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you are to be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."

²² from his baptism by John down to the day on which he was taken up from us, one should join us a witness to his resurrection."

³² This Jesus God has raised up, of this we are all witnesses.

¹⁵ "The Pioneer of Life you put to death. But God has raised him from the dead, and we are witnesses of that fact.

³⁰ "We must obey God rather than man. The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you slew by hanging him on a tree. ³¹ "Him God has exalted at his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins. ³² "And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

³⁹ "And we were witnesses of all that he did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him, hanging him on a tree. ⁴⁰ "But him God raised up on the third day, and permitted him to be made manifest, ⁴¹ "not to all the people, but to witnesses—men previously chosen by God—that is, to us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead;

³⁰ This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ They chose elders for them in every church, after prayer and fasting, and commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

⁴ Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were received by the church and the apostles and elders, and they told them all things that God had done with them.

⁶ The apostles and elders met to consider the matter;

²² Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to select some of their number, and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The men chosen were Judas called Bar-Sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. ²³ They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church to come to him;

²⁸ Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, and be shepherds of the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood.

¹⁸ On the following day we went with Paul to call on James, and all the elders were present.

¹⁷ and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings. ¹⁸ For I count as nothing what we now suffer, in comparison with the glory which will soon be unveiled to us.

¹ For I know, if this earthly tent of mine were struck, I have a mansion built by God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

⁸ So I have good courage, and am well pleased rather, to be in banishment from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

¹⁹ For I know that these things will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and a rich supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

²¹ For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. ²² But now, if life in the flesh, if this be the fruit of my toil—what to choose I do not know, ²³ but am in a quandary between the two. I am perplexed. I have a strong desire to break camp and to be with Christ, which is far better;

³ for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our life, appears, then will you also appear with him in glory.

¹ Do not reprimand an aged man, but continue pleading with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,

¹⁹ Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

⁸ Henceforth there is laid up for me the garland of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

⁵ I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;

⁹ yet for love's sake, I rather beseech you, I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus!

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; ⁴ and into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and fadeless, which has been kept in heaven for you ⁵ who, through faith, are continuously guarded by the power of God for a salvation, ready to be revealed in the last days.

⁷ These are in order that the test of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹² It was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were ministering the truths which have now been announced to you, by those who preached the gospel to you, through the help of the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven—truths into which angels long to look.

⁴ Then, when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you too will receive the fadeless wreath of glory.

² We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

¹ The Elder to the Elect Lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to know the truth. ² I love you for the sake of the truth which is abiding in us and will be with us forever. ³ Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love. ⁴ I am greatly rejoiced to find some of your children leading their lives in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father. ⁵ And now I am entreating you, Lady, not as though I were writing some new commandment to you, but one which we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. ⁶ And this is love, that we should lead our lives according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should pass your life in love. ⁷ I say this because many deceivers are gone forth into the world, those who deny the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have wrought, but that you receive a full reward. ⁹ Whoever is going ahead, and is not abiding in the teachings of Christ, does not possess God; but he who is abiding in the teaching possesses both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If any one come to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, nor give him any greeting. ¹¹ For the man who greets him shares in his wicked work. ¹² I have many things to write to you, but I would not write them with paper and ink. I hope to come to you and to talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full. ¹³ The children of your elect sister send you greeting.

¹ The Elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. ² I pray that you may prosper, beloved, in every way, and be in good health, even as your soul is prospering. ³ For I was glad when brothers came and bore testimony to your truth, as indeed you are passing your life in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth. ⁵ You are acting faithfully, beloved, in whatever you are doing for the brothers and the strangers. ⁶ They have borne testimony to your love before the church. You will do well to speed them on their way worthily of God; ⁷ since for the sake of the Name they have started out, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ Hence we ought to support such, so that we may become fellow workers for the truth. ⁹ I have written somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who love to take the lead among them, does not receive me. ¹⁰ Do them when I come I will recall to mind the deeds which he is doing, prating against me with wicked words. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to receive the brothers, forbids those that would receive them, and excommunicates them from the church. ¹¹ Do not imitate what is evil, beloved, but that which is good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has never gazed on God. ¹² All men bear testimony to Demetrius, and so does the truth itself. I also bear testimony to him; and you know that my testimony is true. ¹³ I have a great deal to write to you, but I do not want to write you with pen and ink. ¹⁴ I am hoping soon to see you, and then we shall talk face to face. Peace be to you! The friends send their salutation. Salute the friends by name.

⁹ I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.