John Bengel Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1

John Bengel Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1 - 5:1

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John Bengel Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1 - 5:1

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5:1 - 5:1
5:2 - 5:2
5:3 - 5:3
5:4 - 5:4
5:5 - 5:5
5:6 - 5:6
5:7 - 5:7
5:8 - 5:8
5:9 - 5:9
5:10 - 5:10
5:11 - 5:11
5:12 - 5:12
5:13 - 5:13
5:14 - 5:14

1Pe 5:1. Πρεσβυτέρους, elders) A title of office, in 1Pe 5:2; and of age, in 1Pe 5:5.-συμπρεσβύτερος, a fellow-elder) Mutual exhortation has great weight among equals and colleagues. With propriety and modesty does the first of the apostles thus speak of himself.-καὶ μάρτυς, and a witness) Peter had both witnessed the sufferings of the Lord Himself, and he was now enduring sufferings.-δόξης, of glory) 1Pe 5:4; 2Pe 1:16.-κοινωνὸς, a partaker) Apocalypse Rev 1:9. An incentive to good shepherds.