1 Peter 5:2, 1 Peter 5:3 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-4

The work of the pastoral office is to be fulfilled also by the private members of the Church, according to their respective gifts and opportunities. So there are practical lessons here for them, as well as for the minister, it is to them the words are addressed, "Exhort one another daily," and "Bishoping, lest any man fail of the grace of God." I. THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH AND THEIR WORK . Church system is in itself worth nothing; its sole value consists in that it is a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-11

I. EXHORTATION TO ELDERS . 1. In what character Peter exhorts . "The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed." The link of connection is "well-doing," which is here given in detail. The first who are exhorted to do well are the elders , to be understood officially. These elders are referred to as among them, i . e . in the Churches in the various... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:2

Feed the flock of God which is among you ; rather, tend , as a shepherd tends his flock. The verb ποιμάνατε is aorist, as if St. Peter wished to concentrate into one point of view all the labors of the ministerial life. He is echoing the word so solemnly addressed to himself by the risen Lord, "Feed my sheep ποίμαινε τὰ πρόβατά μου ." The word covers all the various duties of the pastoral office: "Pasce mente, pasce ore, pasce operc, pasce animi oratione, verbi exhortatione,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:2-4

The office of the Christian pastor—the bishop, the presbyter, the deacon—was something new in the history of mankind. The functions of the Christian pastor differ widely and radically from those of the heathen priest or philosopher; and they differ decidedly from those of the Jewish prophet or priest. The bonds uniting pastor and people together are more sacred, more tender, and more morally powerful than the official bonds which owe their efficacy merely to superior power or superior wisdom.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 5:2

Feed the flock of God - Discharge the duties of a shepherd toward the flock. On the word “feed,” see the notes at John 21:15. It is a word which Peter would be likely to remember, from the solemn manner in which the injunction to perform the duty was laid on him by the Saviour. The direction means to take such an oversight of the church as a shepherd is accustomed to take of his flock. See the notes at John 10:1-16.Which is among you - Margin, as much as in you is. The translation in the text... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 5:2

1 Peter 5:2. Feed the flock of God Both by doctrine and discipline; which is among you Namely, the churches of Christ, which you are called to preside over; taking the oversight thereof Greek, επισκοπουντες , discharging the episcopal office. By this it appears that those who are styled bishops, from their having the oversight of others, and also presbyters, or elders, are spoken of as the same persons. Not by constraint Unwillingly, as if it were a burden; but willingly “In... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-14

5:1-14 LEADERSHIP, HUMILITY AND WATCHFULNESSChurch elders are to be sincere, understanding and hard-working in looking after the church that God has placed in their care. They are to be shepherds who care for the flock because they are interested in the flock’s welfare, not because they want to make money (5:1-2). They must not use their authority to force people, but rather show by example how Christians should act. They must remember that they themselves are answerable to the Chief Shepherd,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 5:2

Feed . Greek. poimaino. Compare John 21:16 . Acts 20:28 . flock . Greek. poimnion. See Acts 20:28 . God . App-98 . taking, &c . Greek. episkopeo. Only here and Hebrews 12:15 . Compare App-189 . by constraint . Greek. anankostos. Only here. willingly . Compare hekousios. See Hebrews 10:26 , and compare Philemon 1:14 . not = neither. Greek. mede for filthy lucre . Greek. aischrokerdos. Only here. Compare 1 Timothy 3:3 . of, &c . = readily. Greek. prothumos. Only here.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;Tend the flock of God ... The flock does not belong to the elders, but to God. The word here is exactly the same "that Jesus used when he admonished Peter to tend his sheep (John 21:16)."[9]Exercising the oversight ... See under preceding verse. As Dummelow, and many others, stressed, "Elders were not then distinguished... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 5:2

1 Peter 5:2. Feed the flock of God, &c.— Every bishop and pastor was to feed his own flock; that is, the particular church of which he had the care; there he was to lead the Christian people by his example, doctrines, and admonitions. This precept is similar to that which our Lord gave to St. Peter himself, John 21:15; John 21:25. What we render, Taking the oversight thereof, is, literally, Discharging the episcopal office, or, the duty of a bishop;— 'Επισκοπουντες ; which some understand... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 5:2-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 5:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 5:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 5:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 5:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 5:2

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