1 Peter 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd is manifested, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
In Context
3neither as being lords over the heritage, but being examples to the flock.
Cross References
Matthew 25:31And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory.
1 Corinthians 9:25And every one who contends for the prize is temperate in all things; they indeed to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you who are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power,
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:2-5
Advice to Elders. ( a. d. 66.) 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: 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth… Read the whole commentary →