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And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 4. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear ] The word for “chief Shepherd” is not found elsewhere, and would seem therefore to have been coined by St Peter, to express the thought which had been impressed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 5:4”

Neither as being lords over [God’s] heritage, but being examples to the flock. 3. neither as being lords over God’s heritage ] Better, not lording it over the heritages. There is no word in the Greek answering to “God’s,” and it is not wanted to complete the sense. The word for “lording” implies an authority … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 5:3”

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; 2. feed the flock of God ] The word for “feed,” here as elsewhere, implies the whole work of the shepherd guiding, directing, protecting, as well as supplying … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 5:2”

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: 1. The elders which are among you ] Some of the better MSS. present the reading The elders therefore among you. If we … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 5:1”

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 19. Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God ] In the acceptance of sufferings as being according to the will of God, much more … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 4:19”

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 18. And if the righteous scarcely be saved ] Once more we have a passage from the Old Testament (Pro 11:31) without any formula of quotation. In this instance the Apostle quotes from the LXX. version, though it is hardly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 4:18”

For the time [is come] that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if [it] first [begin] at us, what shall the end [be] of them that obey not the gospel of God? 17. For the time is come that judgment must begin ] Literally, It is the season of the beginning of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 4:17”

Yet if [any man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 16. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian ] The occurrence of a name which has played so prominent a part in the history of mankind requires a few words of notice. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 4:16”

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or [as] a thief, or [as] an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. 15. But let none of you suffer as a murderer ] Literally, For let none of you suffer. The implied sequence of thought would seem to be this: “I bid … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 4:15”

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 14. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ ] Literally, in the name of Christ. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Peter 4:14”