📖WEB · 1 Peter 5:12
What does 1 Peter 5:12 mean?
"Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand."
— 1 Peter 5:12 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.
Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Explanation
This verse comes at the very end of Peter's first letter, functioning as a kind of postscript where the apostle explains how the letter came to be written and summarizes its purpose. In plain terms, Peter is saying that Silvanus served as his sc
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