V.
The elders' shepherding and its reward
5:1-4
A.
The shepherding patterns
vv. 1-3
1 Pet. 5
:1
5:1
1Therefore the
2aelders among you I exhort, who am a
3fellow elder and
4bwitness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a
5partaker of the
cglory to be revealed:
1 Pet. 5
:2
5:2
1aShepherd the
2bflock of God among you,
3coverseeing not under compulsion but
dwillingly,
4according to God; not by
eseeking gain through base means but eagerly;
1 Pet. 5
:3
5:3
Nor as
1alording it over your
2allotments but by
3becoming bpatterns of the
4flock.
B.
The Chief Shepherd's reward
v.4
1 Pet. 5
:4
5:4
And when the Chief
aShepherd is manifested, you will receive the
1bunfading ccrown of glory.
VI.
The mighty hand of God and its goal
5:5-11
A.
Humbled under God's mighty hand
vv. 5-9
1 Pet. 5
:5
5:5
In like manner,
ayounger men, be
bsubject to
1elders; and all of you
2gird yourselves with
3chumility toward one another, because God
4dresists the
5eproud but
fgives 6ggrace to the
7hhumble.
1 Pet. 5
:6
5:6
Therefore abe 1bhumbled under the mighty
chand of God that He may
2dexalt you in due time,
1 Pet. 5
:7
5:7
1aCasting 2all your
3banxiety on Him because
4it matters to Him concerning you.
1 Pet. 5
:8
5:8
Be 1asober;
2bwatch. Your
3cadversary, the
4ddevil, as a
5roaring elion,
6fwalks about,
7seeking someone to devour.
1 Pet. 5
:9
5:9
Him 1awithstand, being
bfirm in your
2faith, knowing that the same
3csufferings are being accomplished among your
4brotherhood in the world.
B.
Perfected and grounded by the God of all grace
vv. 10-11
1 Pet. 5
:10
5:10
1aBut the God of
2all grace, He who has
bcalled you
3into His
ceternal glory
4din Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a
elittle while, will
5Himself 6fperfect,
7gestablish,
8hstrengthen,
and 9iground you.
1 Pet. 5
:11
5:11
aTo Him be
1the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.
VII.
Conclusion
5:12-14
A.
The testimony of the true grace of God
v.12
1 Pet. 5
:12
5:12
Through aSilvanus, the faithful brother, as I account
him, I have written to you briefly,
bexhorting and
1ctestifying fully that this is the
2true grace of God;
enter into this
grace and
dstand in it.
B.
Greetings
vv. 13-14
1 Pet. 5
:13
5:13
The 1co-
achosen in
2Babylon and
3Mark my son greet you.
1 Pet. 5
:14
5:14
Greet one another with a
akiss of love.
1bPeace to you all who are
2cin Christ.
