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 'you'; 11 to Him 'is' the glory, and the power—to the ages and the ages! Amen.
12 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. 13 Salute you doth the 'assembly' in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son. 14 Salute ye one another in a kiss of love; peace to you all who 'are' in Christ Jesus! Amen.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Peter 5:10-14
Commentary on 1 Peter 5:10-14
(Read 1 Peter 5:10-14)
In conclusion, the apostle prays to God for them, as the God of all grace. Perfect implies their progress towards perfection. Stablish imports the curing of our natural lightness and inconstancy. Strengthen has respect to the growth of graces, especially where weakest and lowest. Settle signifies to fix upon a sure foundation, and may refer to Him who is the Foundation and Strength of believers. These expressions show that perseverance and progress in grace are first to be sought after by every Christian. The power of these doctrines on the hearts, and the fruits in the lives, showed who are partakers of the grace of God. The cherishing and increase of Christian love, and of affection one to another, is no matter of empty compliment, but the stamp and badge of Jesus Christ on his followers. Others may have a false peace for a time, and wicked men may wish for it to themselves and to one another; but theirs is a vain hope, and will come to nought. All solid peace is founded on Christ, and flows from him.