1 Peter 5:13 (DBY)

Passage

She that is elected with [you] in Babylon salutes you, and Marcus my son.

Nearby Context

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 "elected", "babylon", "salutes", and "marcus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elected" and "babylon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "By Silvanus the faithful brother as I..." into verse 14's "Salute one another with a kiss of...", so "elected" and "babylon" 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 "elected" and "babylon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.