1 Peter 5:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little.(A) 11 To him be dominion forever. Amen.
V. Conclusion
12 I write you this briefly through Silvanus,[a] whom I consider a faithful brother, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Remain firm in it.
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- 5:12 Silvanus: the companion of Paul (see 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thes 1:1; 2 Thes 1:1). Jews and Jewish Christians, like Paul, often had a Hebrew name (Saoul, Silas) and a Greek or Latin name (Paul, Silvanus). On Silvanus’s possible role as amanuensis, see Introduction.
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