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CHAPTER V.
_Directions to the elders to feed the flock of God, and not_
_to be lord over God's heritage, that when the chief Shepherd_
_does appear, they may receive a crown of glory_, 1-4.
_The y...
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THE 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
becau...
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V. EXHORTATIONS CONCERNING SERVICE AND CONFLICT
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. As to Christian service (1 Peter 5:1)_
2. Conflict and victory (1 Peter 5:8)
3. The conclusion (1 Peter 5:12)...
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The writer, himself a presbyter, gives wise and loving counsel to his
fellow-presbyters and to their flocks. Sincerity, humility, and love
are to mark all their intercourse, and continual subjection t...
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So, then, as your fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of
Christ, as a sharer in the glory which is going to be revealed, I urge
the elders who are among you, shepherd the flock of God which i...
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THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH (1 Peter 5:1-4)...
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ELDERS. App-189.
AMONG. App-104.
EXHORT. App-134.
WHO, &C. = the fellow-elder. Greek. _sumpresbuteros._ Only here.
CHRIST. App-98.
A. the.
PARTAKER. See 1 Corinthians 10:18.
GLORY. See p. 1511....
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_The elders which are among you_ Some of the better MSS. present the
reading THE ELDERS THEREFORE AMONG YOU. If we adopt this reading we
have the latent sequence of thought in the idea suggested by th...
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1 Peter 5:1 to 1 Peter 5:1 Let me then address a special word of
exhortation to those of you who are “elders” in the Church. I do
not wish to dictate to you as an Apostle, but to plead with you as on...
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ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΈΡΟΥΣ ΟΥ̓͂Ν. The οὖν definitely connects
the advice to Elders with the preceding section. In 1 Peter 4:17 St
Peter probably referred to Ezekiel 9:6, where the judgment ordered to
“begin at the...
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ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ КАРАΚΑΛΈΩ (G3870)
умолять, одобрять (Romans 12:1).
ΣΥΜΠΡΕΣΒΎΤΕΡΟΣ (G4850) старший собрат
ΠΡΕΣΒΎΤΕΡΟΣ (G4245) старейшина, здесь
имеются в виду лица, которые выполняли
об...
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THE ELDERS—I EXHORT,— St. Peter's mode of address here, saying, _I
exhort,_ or _entreat, who am also a fellow-elder,_ (παραχαλω,
ο συμπρεσβυτερος,) is quite different from the high
tone of _the Pope,_...
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VI. EXHORTATIONS TO ELDERS 1 PETER 5:1-4
1 Peter 5:1 The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a
fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a
partaker of the glory that...
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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:
ELDERS - alike in office and age...
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VERSE 1. THE ELDERS WHICH ARE AMONG YOU.
These elders were the bishops or overseers of the churches situated in
the provinces named in the first chapter. This is evident from the
duties imposed upon t...
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19 Who are these imprisoned spirits ? Are they not the same that Peter
mentions in his second epistle (1Pe_2:4) who were thrust down to the
gloomy caverns of Tartarus, and the messengers of Jude's epi...
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5:1 partaker (b-24) _ Koinonos_ . see Hebrews 2:14 ....
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ELDERS] An official title among the Jews and in the early Church. From
the Gk. for 'elder' 'priest' is derived, and from the Gk. for
'overseer' 'bishop.' In NT. however elders are not distinguished fr...
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ENCOURAGEMENTS TO SHEPHERDS AND TO FLOCK. PROMISE OF GOD'S PROTECTION.
FAREWELLS
_B_. 1 Peter 5:1. 'To behave well in this trial you must preserve
discipline. Let old and young, rulers and ruled, do...
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V.
(1-11) FURTHER EXHORTATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE CRISIS. — The officers
of the community are not to flinch from the duties imposed upon them,
nor yet to perform them in any spirit of self-assertion. T...
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THE ELDERS WHICH ARE AMONG YOU... — The best text preserves the word
“therefore” after “elders.” In view, that is, of these hopes
and threats, of the present persecution, and of the coming judgment,
S...
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CHAPTER 16
HOW TO TEND THE FLOCK
1 Peter 5:1
ST. PETER'S last lesson was full of consolation. He showed that it was
from God's hand that judgments were sent upon His people to purify
them and prepar...
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οὖν, _therefore_ since your suffering is according to God's will
and calls only for the normal self-devotion, which Christ required of
His disciples go on with the duties of the station of life in whi...
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SERVING ONE ANOTHER
1 Peter 5:1
According to these words Peter, though he stood at a distance, must
have been an eyewitness of the Savior's death. He is careful to speak
of the glory in the same brea...
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Finally, the apostle proceeded to strengthen his brethren for
conflict. The first matter dealt with was the general orderliness of
the Church. He enjoined the elders that they care for the flock. Thei...
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SHEPHERDS OVER THE FLOCK OF GOD
In the New Testament church the name "elders," which literally means
older, came to stand for the leaders of local congregations (Acts
11:29-30; Acts 14:23; Acts 15:2-3...
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The (1) elders which are among you (2) 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:
(1) He describes peculiarly t...
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The ancients, therefore, that are among you, I beseech, who am myself
also an ancient, [1] &c. According to the letter, the senior, I, a
fellow senior; or, the elder, I, a fellow elder. Mr. Nary, and...
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CONTENTS
The Apostle closeth his Epistle with this chapter: and a blessed Close
it is. As an Elder himself; he calleth upon the Elders, to feed
Christ's Flock; and both Elder and Younger to be in the...
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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: (2) Feed the flock of God which is am...
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The epistles of Peter are addressed to the elect Jews of his day,
believing of course on the Lord Jesus, and scattered throughout a
considerable portion of Asia Minor. The apostle takes particular car...
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In exhorting pastors to their duty, he points out especially three
vices which are found to prevail much, even sloth, desire of gain, and
lust for power. In opposition to the first vice he sets alacri...
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The apostle returns to christian details. He exhorts the elders,
himself an elder; for it appears that among the Jews this title was
rather characteristic than official. (Compare 1 Peter 5:5.) He exho...
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THE ELDERS WHICH ARE AMONG YOU I EXHORT,.... The apostle returns to
particular exhortations, after having finished his general ones, and
which chiefly concern patient suffering for Christ; and having...
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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:
Ver. 1. _Who am also an elder_] Gr....
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_The elders which are among you I exhort_ This was a name of office
belonging to those who were appointed to feed and oversee the flock of
Christ. They are indifferently called bishops, pastors, or ru...
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THE ELDERS; men commissioned to have the care of churches and to
preach the gospel, but with a distinct allusion to the fact that they
were also literally elders in respect to age. 1 Peter 5:5 WHO AM...
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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:...
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FINAL ADMONITIONS AND CONCLUDING GREETINGS.
An exhortation to pastors:...
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Consistently with Peter's subject of governmental order, he now
address elders in v.1, and those younger in v.5. Proper balance in
this relationship is always deeply important, for on either side
fric...
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_ 1 Peter 5:1 ‘Therefore,. exhort the elders among you, as your
fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and. partaker
also of the glory that is to be revealed.'_
‘THEREFORE' -Connecting...
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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
suf...
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1 PETER CHAPTER 5 1 PETER 5:1 The elders are exhorted to feed the
flock of Christ conscientiously, looking to the chief Shepherd for a
reward. 1 PETER 5:5 The younger are required to submit to the eld...
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Tertullian On Modesty
alone allotted you, and (the duty) of presiding not imperially, but
ministerially;[276]
Cyprian Epistle XXXV
Moreover, you may supply the expenses for strangers, if any should...
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1 Peter 5:1 elders G4245 among G1722 you G5213 exhort G3870 (G5719) I
G3588 elder G4850 and G2532 witness...
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THE GRAND FINALE (1 PETER 5:1).
As Peter comes to the close of his letter the thought of suffering
followed by glory continues:
· In 1 Peter 3:18 He had spoken of the sufferings of Christ which had...
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THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ELDERSHIP (1 PETER 5:1).
‘The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness
of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that
shall b...
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We come now upon a brief series of injunctions, dealing with the
spirit in which the members of Christ's Church should occupy their
respective positions, and bear themselves toward each other. These
c...
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1 Peter 5:1. ELDERS, THEREFORE, AMONG YOU I EXHORT. Instead of ‘
_the_ elders,' which the A. V. and R. V. both (though probably for
different reasons) adopt, the better supported reading is simply
‘el...
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WHO AM A FELLOW-ELDER
(ο συνπρεσβυτερος). Earliest use of this compound in an
inscription of B.C. 120 for fellow-elders (alderman) in a town, here
only in N.T., in eccles. writers. For the word πρεσ...
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1 Peter 5:1. _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:_
Here again, as in the...
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CONTENTS: Christian service in view of Christ's soon coming.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter, Satan, Silvanus, Marcus.
CONCLUSION: Humility is a great preserver of peace and order in the
church, givin...
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1 Peter 5:1. _Who am also an elder._ See the note on Acts 20:28, and
on Philippians 1:1. Let the bishops, says Jerome, know that they are
greater than other presbyters, rather by custom than by virtue...
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TO THE CHURCH ELDERS. See notes on Titus 1:5; Acts 6:3. AN ELDER
MYSELF. Peter is an apostle, but he takes the title only of _elder_
(which he was) to speak to them as _one of you._ A WITNESS. Peter w...
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_The elders which are among you I exhort._
ELDERS EXHORTED
1. In that he, an elder, exhorts them, elders, note that ministers are
fittest to teach ministers and to judge of their actions. When we
di...
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1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 5:1 The most common NT term for church
leaders is ELDERS (see notes on Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 3:1). Apparently
eld
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THE ATTITUDE OF HUMILITY
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE exhortations are still designed to meet the crisis in which the
Churches were placed. In keeping together, preserving the Christian
spiri...
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EXPOSITIONS
1 PETER 5:1
THE ELDERS WHICH ARE AMONG YOU I EXHORT. The Vatican and Alexandrine
Manuscripts omit the article, and insert "therefore" (the Sinaitic
gives both), reading, "Elders, therefo...
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Now the elders [the overseers] which are among you I exhort, because I
am also an elder [or an overseer, an older man], and I am a witness of
the sufferings of Christ, and I'm also a partaker of the g...
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1 John 3:2; 1 Peter 1:12; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 5:4; 1 Timothy 5:1;...
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Also an elder [σ υ μ π ρ ε σ β υ τ ε ρ ο ς]. Only here
in New Testament. Better, as Rev., fellow - elder. The expression is
decisive against the primacy of Peter.
Witness [μ α ρ τ υ ς]. The word is u...
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I who am a fellow — elder — So the first though not the head of
the apostles appositely and modestly styles himself. And a witness of
the sufferings of Christ — Having seen him suffer, and now sufferi...
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Observe here, 1. The persons exhorted, THE ELDERS THAT ARE AMONGST
YOU, the guides and governors of the church: elders by age and office,
who were both to rule well, and also to labour in the word and...