1 He exhorts the elders to feed their flocks;
5 the younger to obey;
8 and all to be sober, watchful, and constant in the faith;
9 and to resist the cruel adversary the devil.

elders. Ac 11:30 14:23 15:4,6,22,23 20:17,28 *Gr: Ac 21:18 1Ti 5:1,19 Tit 1:5

who. Phm 1:9 2Jo 1:1 3Jo 1:1

also. [Sumpresbuteros,] a fellow-elder, one on a level with yourselves.

and a. 1:12 Lu 24:48 Joh 15:26,27 Ac 1:8,22 2:32 3:15 5:30-32 Ac 10:39-41

a partaker. 4 1:3-5 Ps 73:24,25 Ro 8:17,18 2Co 5:1,8 Php 1:19,21-23 Col 3:3,4 2Ti 4:8 1Jo 3:2 Re 1:9

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;

Feed. So 1:8 Isa 40:11 Eze 34:2,3,23 Mic 5:4 7:14 Joh 21:15-17 Ac 20:28

the flock. Isa 63:11 Jer 13:17,20 Eze 34:31 Zec 11:17 Lu 12:32 1Co 9:7

which is among you. or, as much as in you is. Ps 78:71,72 Ac 20:26,27

taking. Heb 12:15 *Gr:

not by. Isa 6:8 1Co 9:16,17

not for. Isa 56:11 Jer 6:13 8:10 Mic 3:11 Mal 1:10 Ac 20:33,34 2Co 12:14,15 1Ti 3:3,8 Tit 1:7,11 2Pe 2:3 Re 18:12,13

of. Ac 21:13 Ro 1:15 Tit 2:14 3:1

3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

as. Eze 34:4 Mt 20:25,26 23:8-10 Mr 10:42-45 Lu 22:24-27 1Co 3:5,9 2Co 1:24 4:5 3Jo 1:9,10

being lords over. or, over-ruling. heritage. 2:9 De 32:9 Ps 33:12 74:2 Mic 7:14 Ac 20:28

but. 1Co 11:11 Php 3:17 4:9 1Th 1:5,6 2Th 3:9 1Ti 4:12 Tit 2:7

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

the. 2 2:25 Ps 23:1 Isa 40:11 Eze 34:23 37:24 Zec 13:7 Joh 10:11 Heb 13:20

appear. Mt 25:31 *etc: Col 3:3,4 2Th 1:7-10 1Jo 3:2 Re 1:7 20:11,12

a crown. 1:4 Da 12:3 1Co 9:25 2Ti 4:8 Jas 1:12 Re 2:10 3:11

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

ye. Le 19:32 Heb 13:17

all. 4:1,5 Ro 12:10 Eph 5:21 Php 2:3

be clothed. 3:3,4 2Ch 6:41 Job 29:14 Ps 132:9,16 Isa 61:10 Ro 13:14 Col 3:12

God. See on Jas 4:6 Job 22:29

giveth. Isa 57:15 66:2

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Humble. Ex 10:3 Le 26:41 1Ki 21:29 2Ki 22:19 2Ch 12:6,7,12 30:11 32:26 2Ch 33:12,19,23 36:12 Pr 29:23 Isa 2:11 57:15 Jer 13:18 44:10 Da 5:22 Mic 6:8 Lu 14:11 18:14 Jas 4:10 5:10

the. Ex 3:19 32:11 Ps 89:13 1Co 10:22

that. Job 36:22 Ps 75:10 89:16,17 Isa 40:4 Eze 17:21 21:6 Mt 23:12 Lu 1:52 Jas 1:9,10

in. De 32:35 Ro 5:6 1Ti 2:6 Tit 1:3

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Casting. 1Sa 1:10-18 30:6 Ps 27:13,14 37:5 55:22 56:3,4 Mt 6:25,34 Lu 12:11,12,22 Php 4:6 Heb 13:5,6

for. Ps 34:15 142:4,5 Mt 6:26,33 Mr 4:38 Lu 12:30-32 Joh 10:13

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

sober. 1:13 4:7 Mt 24:48-50 Lu 12:45,46 21:34,36 Ro 13:11-13 1Th 5:6-8 1Ti 2:9,15 3:2,11 Tit 1:8 2:2,4,6,12

your. Es 7:6 Job 1:6 2:2 Ps 109:6 *marg: Isa 50:8 Zec 3:1 Lu 22:31

the devil. Mt 4:1,11 13:39 25:41 Joh 8:44 Eph 4:27 6:11 Jas 4:7 1Jo 3:8-10 Re 12:9 22:2,10

as. Jud 14:5 Ps 104:21 Pr 19:12 20:2 Isa 5:29,30 14:12,13 Jer 2:15 Jer 51:38 Eze 19:7 Ho 11:10 Joe 3:16 Am 1:2 3:4,8 Zec 11:3 2Ti 4:17 Re 12:12

walketh. Job 1:7 2:2

devour. Eze 22:25 Da 6:24 Ho 13:8

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

resist. Lu 4:3-12 Eph 4:27 6:11-13 Jas 4:7

stedfast. Lu 22:32 Eph 6:16 1Ti 6:12 2Ti 4:7 Heb 11:33

the same. 1:6 2:21 3:14 4:13 Joh 16:33 Ac 14:22 1Co 10:13 1Th 2:15,16 1Th 3:3 2Ti 3:12 Re 1:9 6:11 7:14

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

the God. Ex 34:6,7 Ps 86:5,15 Mic 7:18,19 Ro 5:20,21 15:5,13 2Co 13:11 Heb 13:20

who. 1:15 Ro 8:28-30 9:11,24 1Co 1:9 1Th 2:12 2Th 2:14 1Ti 6:12 2Ti 1:9 2Pe 1:3

eternal. 2Co 4:17 2Ti 2:10 Heb 9:15 1Jo 2:25

after. 1:6,7 2Co 4:17

make. 2Co 13:11 2Th 2:17 Heb 13:21 Jude 1:24

stablish. Col 2:7 2Th 2:17 3:3

strengthen. Ps 138:7 Zec 10:6,12 Lu 22:32 Php 4:13 Col 1:22,23

settle. 4:11

11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

4:11 Re 1:6 5:13

12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

Silvanus. 2Co 1:19 1Th 1:1 2Th 1:1

a faithful. Eph 6:21 Col 1:7 4:7,9

I have. Eph 3:3 Heb 13:22

exhorting. Heb 13:22 Jude 1:3

testifying. Joh 21:21 Ac 20:24 1Jo 5:9,10 3Jo 1:12

true. Ac 20:24 1Co 15:1 Ga 1:8,9 2Pe 2:15

wherein. Ro 5:2 2Co 1:24 2Pe 1:12

13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

at. Ps 87:4 Re 17:5 18:2

elected. 2Jo 1:13

Marcus. See on Ac 12:12,25

14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

with a. See on Ro 16:16 1Co 16:20 2Co 13:12 1Th 5:26

Peace. 1:2 Joh 14:27 16:33 20:19,26

See on Ro 1:7 Eph 6:23

in. See on Ro 8:1 1Co 1:30 2Co 5:17

CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER.

As the design of this Epistle is excellent, remarks Dr. Macknight, so is its execution, in the judgment of the best critics, does not fall short of its design. Ostervald says of the first Epistle of Peter, 'it is one of the finest books in the New Testament.' Erasmus pronounces it to be 'worthy of the prince of the Apostles, and full of apostolical dignity and authority;' and adds, 'it is sparing in words, but full of sense.--verbis pauca, sententiis differta.' 'As the true church of Christ,' says Dr. Clarke, 'has generally been in a state of suffering, the Epistles of Peter have ever been most highly prized by all believers. That which we have just finished is an admirable letter, containing some of the most important maxims and consolations for the Church in the wilderness. No Christian can read it without deriving from it both light and life. Ministers especially should study it well, that they may know how to comfort their flocks when in persecution and adversity. He never speaks to good in any spiritual case who is not furnished out of the Divine treasury. God's words invite, solicit, and command assent: on them a man may confidently rely. The words of man may be true, but they are not infallible; this is the character of God's word alone.' To these valuable remarks on the varied excellences and uses of this inimitable Epistle, it may be only necessary to add, that it is not only important in these respects, but is a rich treasury of Christian doctrines and duties from which the mind may be enriched and the heart improved, with the most ennobling sentiments.