1 Peter 5:4

and chief Shepherd having appeared, you shall receive a crown of glory which will never fade away.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

3Not as domineering over the heritages, but having become examples of the flock:

5Likewise, you younger men, submit to the elders: and all put on humility toward one another; because God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:31But when the Son of min may come in His glory, and all His angels with Him, then will He sit upon the throne of His glory:

1 Corinthians 9:25But every one contesting is abstinent in all things, they indeed also that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you who are troubled, rest with us, in 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 →

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