1 Peter 5:13 (LSB)

Passage

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark.

Nearby Context

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 "babylon", "chosen", "together", "sends", "greetings", "does", and "mark". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "babylon" and "chosen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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