1 Peter 5:4
When the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive a glorious crown that will never fade.
Free Bible Version
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
Cross References
Psalms 23:1Since the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.
Ezekiel 34:23I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
Daniel 12:3Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky; those who have shown many the right way to live will shine as bright as the stars forever and ever.
Matthew 25:31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his majestic throne.
1 Corinthians 9:25Every competitor who participates in the games maintains a strict training discipline. Of course they do so to win a crown that doesn't last. But our crowns will last forever!
2 Thessalonians 1:7He will free you from your suffering—and us too—when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels,
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 →