1 Peter 5:1

1 Peter 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
• New International Version (NIV)To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
• New King James Version (NKJV)The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:

Context of 1 Peter 5:1

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you: 2Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

1 Peter 5:1 word by word

Πρεσβυτέρους τοὺς ἐν ὑμῖν παρακαλῶ ὁ συμπρεσβύτερος καὶ μάρτυς τῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων, ὁ καὶ τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης κοινωνός,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• are amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• I exhortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• am also an elderσυμπρεσβύτεροςsumpresbuteros · fellow elderG4850
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• a witnessμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
• of the sufferingsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• a partakerκοινωνόςkoinōnos · participantG2844
• of the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• that shallμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• be revealedἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601

Cross-references for 1 Peter 5:1

• Acts 11:30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
• Acts 14:23When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.
• Acts 15:4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
• Acts 20:17From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.
• Acts 21:18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.
• 1 Timothy 5:1Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,
• Philemon 1:9I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus –
• 2 John 1:1From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth),
• 3 John 1:1From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
• 1 Peter 1:12They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
• Luke 24:48You are witnesses of these things.
• John 15:26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me,
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
• Acts 2:32This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.
• Acts 3:15You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
• Acts 5:30The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The elders which are among you - In this place the term , elders or presbyters is the name of an office. They were as pastors or shepherds of the flock of God, the Christian people among whom they lived. They were the same as bishops, presidents, teachers and deacons, Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 5:17. And that these were the same as bishops the next verse proves. Who am also an elder - · A fellow elder; one on a level with yourselves. Had he been what the popes…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The elders which are among you I exhort - The word “elder” means, properly, “one who is old;” but it is frequently used in the New Testament as applicable to the officers of the church; probably because aged persons were at first commonly appointed to these offices. See Acts 11:30, note; Acts 14:23, note; Acts 15:2, note. There is evidently an allusion here to the fact that such persons were selected on account of their age, because in the following…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Elders exhorted and encouraged. (1-4) Younger Christians are to submit to their elders, and to yield with humility and patience to God, and to be sober, watchful, and stedfast in faith. (5-9) Prayers for their growth and establishment. (10-14) Verses 1-4 The apostle Peter does not command, but exhorts. He does not claim power to rule over all pastors and churches. It was the peculiar honour of Peter and a few more, to be witnesses of Christ's sufferings…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Elders were the spiritual leaders of the early churches (see also Acts 14:23; 20:17; 1 Timothy 5:17–19; Titus 1:5; James 5:14). By calling himself a fellow elder, Peter shows he shares their responsibilities and the guidance he offers them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141Pe 5:1-14. Exhortations to Elders, Juniors, and All in General. Parting Prayer. Conclusion. 1. elders--alike in office and age (1Pe 5:5). I ... also an elder--To put one's self on a level with those whom we exhort, gives weight to one's exhortations (compare 2Jo 1, 2). Peter, in true humility for the Gospel's sake, does not put forward his apostleship here, wherein he presided over the elders. In the apostleship the apostles have no successors, for "the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 5:1

• Church
• Commandments
• Elder
• Humility
• Minister, Christian
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

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• Christ, Messiah
• Adversary
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• Constraint
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• Ensample
• Glory
• Heritage
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings