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title: "Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "John Owen"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Commentaries"
section: 93 of 107
url: https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentaries-on-the-catholic-epistles/93/
cite: "John Calvin, tr. John Owen, Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles, section 93. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentaries-on-the-catholic-epistles/93/"
---

# Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles

*John Calvin, tr. John Owen*

Calvin on James, Peter, John and Jude.

## 93. Chapter 5

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[¶0] 1 The elders who are among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:

[¶1] 2 Feed as much as in you lieth the flock of God, discharging the office of bishops, not constrainedly, but willingly; not for the sake of filthy lucre, but liberally;

[¶2] 3 And not as exercising tyranny over God's heritages, but that ye may be patterns to the flock:

[¶3] 4 And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive an unfading crown of glory.

[¶4] 5 In like manner the younger, be ye subject to the elder; yea, be ye all subject to one another: put ye on humility of mind; because God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

[¶5] 6 Be ye then humbled under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

[¶6] 7 All your care being cast on him, for he cares for you.

[¶7] 8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary, the Devil, as a roaring lion, goeth around, seeking whom he may devour:

[¶8] 9 Whom resist ye, being firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren in the world.

[¶9] 10 Now the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, — may he perfect you, while suffering for a short time, confirm, strengthen, and establish you:

[¶10] 11 To him be the glory and the dominion, for ever and ever. Amen.

[¶11] 12 By Sylvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, I have written in a few words, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which ye stand.

[¶12] 13 The church, elected together with you, which is in Babylon, saluteth you, and Marcus my son.

[¶13] 14 Salute ye one another with the kiss of love. Grace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

### First John

[¶15] A Translation OF

[¶16] John Calvin’s Version OF

[¶17] THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN