7. Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.
8. Be alert, be on the watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams round like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
9. Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that your fellow-believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.
10. But after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation.
11. To him be the power for ever! Amen.
12. I write you this brief letter with the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful fellow-Christian. I want to encourage you and give my testimony that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.