1 Peter 5:13 (DRB)

Passage

The church that is in Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you. And so doth my son, Mark.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:11 To him be glory and empire, for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:12 By Sylvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I think, I have written briefly: beseeching and testifying that this is the true grace of God, wherein you stand.

1 Peter 5:13 The church that is in Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you. And so doth my son, Mark.

1 Peter 5:14 Salute one another with a holy kiss. Grace be to all you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "church", "babylon", "elected", "together", "saluteth", "doth", and "mark". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "church" and "babylon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "By Sylvanus a faithful brother unto you..." into verse 14's "Salute one another with a holy kiss...", so "church" 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 "church" and "babylon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.