Tree of Life Version
1 Peter 5:1
1Therefore I appeal to the elders among you—as a fellow elder and witness of Messiah’s sufferings, and a partaker also of the glory about to be revealed—
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
Therefore I appeal to the elders among you—as a fellow elder and witness of Messiah’s sufferings, and a partaker also of the glory about to be revealed— 2shepherd God’s flock among you. Watch over it not under compulsion but willingly before God, not for dishonest gain but eagerly. 3Don’t lord it over those apportioned to you, but become examples to the flock.
Read all of 1 Peter 51 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 11:30This they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 14:23When they had handpicked elders for them in every community, and prayed with fasting, they placed them in the care of the Lord—in whom they had put their trust.
- Acts 15:4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the community and the emissaries and the elders. They reported all that God had done in helping them.
- Acts 20:17From Miletus, dispatching someone to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the community.
- Acts 21:18On the next day, Paul went in with us to Jacob; all the elders were present.
- 1 Timothy 5:1Never speak harshly to an older man but appeal to him as a father; to younger men as brothers;
- Philemon 1:9yet for love’s sake I appeal to you instead. I, Paul, am an old man and now also a prisoner belonging to Messiah Yeshua.
- 2 John 1:1The elder. To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone, but also all who have come to know the truth—
- 3 John 1:1The elder. To Gaius the loved one, whom I love in truth:
- 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were providing these messages not to themselves but to you. These messages have now been announced to you through those who proclaimed the Good News to you by the Ruach ha-Kodesh, sent from heaven. Even angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.
- Luke 24:48You are witnesses of these things.
- John 15:26“When the Helper comes—whom I will send to 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 Ruach ha-Kodesh has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and through all Judah, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- Acts 2:32“This Yeshua God raised up—we all are witnesses!
- Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life—the One God raised from the dead! We are witnesses of it.
- Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Yeshua, whom you seized and had crucified.
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
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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
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