1 Peter 5:1

BUT I entreat of the presbyters who are among you, I, a presbyter, your companion, and a witness of the sufferings of the Meshiha, and a partaker of his glory that is to be revealed;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

2feed the flock of Aloha which is delivered to you, and take care (of it) spiritually, not by constraint, but with the will; not for corrupt gain, but with all your heart;

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Cross References

Luke 24:48And you are the witnesses of these. And I will send upon you the promise of my Father.

Acts 1:8but when the Spirit of Holiness hath come upon you, you shall receive power to be made unto me the witnesses, in Urishlem and in all Jehud, and also among the Shomroyee, and unto the confines of the earth.

Acts 2:32This Jeshu hath Aloha raised, and we all are his witnesses.

Acts 5:30The God of our fathers hath raised up Jeshu whom you killed and hanged on the tree.

Acts 11:30and they sent by the hand of Bar Naba and Shaol to the presbyters who were there.

Acts 15:4AND when they came to Urishlem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles, and by the presbyters. And they recounted to them how much Aloha had done 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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