What does 1 Peter 5:12 say?

Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few words I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Peter 5:12 include 1 Peter 5:11, 1 Peter 5:13, and 1 Peter 4.

1 Peter 5:12 (YLT)

Passage

Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few <FI>words<Fi> I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:10 And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle <FI>you<Fi> ;

1 Peter 5:11 to Him <FI>is<Fi> the glory, and the power--to the ages and the ages! Amen.

1 Peter 5:12 Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few <FI>words<Fi> I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

1 Peter 5:13 Salute you doth the <FI>assembly<Fi> in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

1 Peter 5:14 Salute ye one another in a kiss of love; peace to you all who <FI>are<Fi> in Christ Jesus! Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "through", "silvanus", "faithful", "brother", "reckon", and "words". 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 FI is Fi the glory..." into verse 13's "Salute you doth the FI assembly Fi...", 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.