1 Peter 5:12 (LSB)

Passage

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother as I regard him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and bearing witness that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, strengthen, confirm, and ground you.

1 Peter 5:11 To Him be might forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother as I regard him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and bearing witness that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!

1 Peter 5:13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "through", "silvanus", "faithful", "brother", "regard", and "written". 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 might forever and ever..." into verse 13's "She who is in Babylon chosen together...", 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.