1 Peter 5:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. ”

1 Peter 5:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear - The prince of the pastors - the Lord Jesus Christ. “Peter, in the passage above, ranks himself with the elders; here he ranks Christ himself with the pa...
1 Peter 5:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (7) That the shepherds' minds are not overcome either with the wickedness of men, or their cruel...
1 Peter 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The writer, himself a presbyter, gives wise and loving counsel to his fellow-presbyters and to their flocks. Sincerity, humility, and love are to mark all their intercourse, and continual subjection...
1 Peter 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

chief Shepherd. Greek. archipoimen. Only here. See John 10:11 . appear . App-106. receive . See 1 Peter 1:9 . a . the. crown . Greek. Stephanos. The victor's crown. Compare Revelation...
1 Peter 5:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4 When the chief Shepherd shall appear Except pastors retain this end in view, it can by no means be that they will in good earnest proceed in the course of their calling, but will, on the c...
1 Peter 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. When the chief Shepherd - That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, whose is the flock, and who provides the pa...
1 Peter 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A crown of glory that fadeth not away.— See ch. 1 Peter 1:4 . The ancients used to wear beautiful crowns, or crowns of glory, in times of festivity and joy; and the Greeks used to bestow crowns,...
1 Peter 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. And - And so: as the result of "being ensamples" ( 1 Peter 5:3 ). Chief Shepherd - Christ...
1 Peter 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Encouragements to Shepherds and to Flock. Promise of God's Protection. Farewells B . 1 Peter 5:1-5 . 'To behave well in this trial you must preserve discipline. Let old and young, rulers and rul...
1 Peter 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

V. (1-11) FURTHER EXHORTATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE CRISIS. — The officers of the community are not to flinch from the duties imposed upon them, nor yet to perform them in any spirit of self-assertion...
1 Peter 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 16 HOW TO TEND THE FLOCK 1 Peter 5:1-4 ST. PETER'S last lesson was full of consolation. He showed that it was from God's hand that judgments were sent upon His people to purify them an...
1 Peter 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Serving One Another 1 Peter 5:1-7 According to these words Peter, though he stood at a distance, must have been an eyewitness of the Savior's death. He is careful to speak of the glory in the s...
1 Peter 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Finally, the apostle proceeded to strengthen his brethren for conflict. The first matter dealt with was the general orderliness of the Church. He enjoined the elders that they care for the flock. The...
1 Peter 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 a...
1 Peter 5:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A MESSAGE FOR WORKERS ‘And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.’ 1 Peter 5:4 ‘When the Chief Shepherd shall appear.’ As I hear that me...
1 Peter 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear ,.... This is the encouraging motive and argument to engage the elders and pastors of churches to discharge their office faithfully, cheerfully, and in an hu...
1 Peter 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Ver. 4. Ye shall receive a crown ] A crown imports perpetuity, plenty, dignity, the height of hum...
1 Peter 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Neither as being lords , or lording it, over God's heritage Behaving in a haughty, domineering manner, as though you had dominion over their consciences. From this prohibition it would seem that,...
1 Peter 5:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Consistently with Peter's subject of governmental order, he now address elders in v.1, and those younger in v.5. Proper balance in this relationship is always deeply important, for on either side fri...
1 Peter 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Advice to Elders. A. D. 66. 1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, a...
1 Peter 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And when the chief Shepherd; the Lord Jesus Christ, the only Prince of pastors, called the great Shepherd of the sheep, Hebrews 13:20 , as here the chief Shepherd, not only for his superem...
1 Peter 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Grand Finale ( 1 Peter 5:1-13 ). As Peter comes to the close of his letter the thought of suffering followed by glory continues: · In 1 Peter 3:18-22 He had spoken of the sufferings of Chri...
1 Peter 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE ATTITUDE OF HUMILITY CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THE exhortations are still designed to meet the crisis in which the Churches were placed. In keeping together, preserving the Christian sp...
1 Peter 5:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 5:1 . 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: Here again, as in...
1 Peter 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 5:1 . Who am also an elder. See the note on Acts 20:28 , and on Philippians 1:1 . Let the bishops, says Jerome, know that they are greater than other presbyters, rather by custom than by...
1 Peter 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

The elders which are among you I exhort. Elders exhorted 1. In that he, an elder, exhorts them, elders, note that ministers are fittest to teach ministers and to judge of their actions. When we...
1 Peter 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort. The Vatican and Alexandrine Manuscripts omit the article, and insert "therefore" (the Sinaitic gives both), reading, "Eld...
1 Peter 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Final Admonitions and Concluding Greetings. An exhortation to pastors:
1 Peter 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:25 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 Peter 1:4 ; 1 Peter 2:25 ; 1 Peter 5:2 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 ; 2 Timothy 4:8 ; Colossians 3:3 ; Colossians 3:4 ; Daniel 12:3 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezeki...

1 Peter 5:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 5:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 5:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Peter 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge