1 Peter 5:12 (DBY)

Passage

By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is [the] true grace of God in which ye stand.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered for a little while, himself shall make perfect, stablish, strengthen, ground:

1 Peter 5:11 to him [be] the glory and the might for the ages of the ages. Amen.

1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is [the] true grace of God in which ye stand.

1 Peter 5:13 She that is elected with [you] in Babylon salutes you, and Marcus my son.

1 Peter 5:14 Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with you all who [are] in Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "silvanus", "faithful", "brother", "suppose", "written", and "briefly". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "to him be the glory and the..." into verse 13's "She that is elected with you in...", so "grace" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.