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 be revealed;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

2tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but with good will;

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Cross References

Luke 24:48Ye are witnesses of these things.

Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and Samaria, and unto the utmost part of the earth.

Acts 2:32This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.

Acts 11:30which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 15:4And having come to Jerusalem, they were gladly received by the church, and the apostles and elders; and they reported how great things God wrought with them.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:1

In which the apostle gives particular directions, first to the elders, how to behave themselves towards their flock ( ver. 1-4 ); then to the younger, to be obedient and humble, and to cast their care upon God, ver. 5-7 . He then exhorts all to sobriety, watchfulness against temptations, and stedfastness in the faith, praying earnestly for them; and so concludes his epistle with a solemn doxology, mutual salutations, and his apostolical benediction. Read the whole commentary →

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