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:
What does 1 Peter 5:1 mean?
The apostle Peter does not command, but exhorts. He does not claim power to rule over all pastors and churches.
Key themes
HopeSuffering and trialsTruthExile
Read with
Keep this verse inside 1 Peter 5:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.