5:9 resist, (d-2) Or 'be humbled,' aorist; also 'vigilant,' 'watch,' and 'resist' refer to characters to be won. see Note g, ver. 2. faith, (e-5) Or 'the faith.' It might be 'through faith.' read more
Encouragements to Shepherds and to Flock. Promise of God’s Protection. FarewellsB. 1 Peter 5:1-5. ’To behave well in this trial you must preserve discipline. Let old and young, rulers and ruled, do their duty in love and humility, as men who have an eternal hope and a supreme invisible Lord.’1. Elders] An official title among the Jews and in the early Church. From the Gk. for ’elder’ ’priest’ is derived, and from the Gk. for ’overseer’ ’bishop.’ In NT. however elders are not distinguished from... read more
V.(1-11) FURTHER EXHORTATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE CRISIS.—The officers of the community are not to flinch from the duties imposed upon them, nor yet to perform them in any spirit of self-assertion. The laity, on the other hand, are to observe discipline. Indeed, mutual submission is the only safe-guard in the face of a common danger. An unbroken front must be presented, and the sense of brotherhood fostered. read more
(7) Casting all your care upon him.—An adaptation of Psalms 55:22, according to the LXX. Anxiety implies not only some distrust of God’s providence, but also some kind of belief that we may be able to manage better for ourselves; therefore here, as in the Sermon on the Mount, we are exhorted, especially in time of danger, simply to do what we know we ought to do, and to be unheeding about the rest.“Lord, it belongs not to my careWhether I die or live.”The confidence cannot be misplaced, for God... read more
(8) Be sober, be vigilant.—Single words in the Greek, and in the tense which bespeaks immediate attention. The best text omits the following “because.” These are the sudden cries of warning of a shepherd who spies the lion prowling round the flock in the darkness, while the guardians of the flock lie drowsy and secure.As a roaring lion.—The epithet is not only added to lend terror to the description, but the roaring implies hunger and determination.Walketh about.—Comp. Job 1:7; Job 2:2. St.... read more
(9) Whom resist stedfast in the faith.—The expression is somewhat more picturesque in the Greek than in the English. “Stand and face him,” instead of running away from posts of duty (1 Peter 5:2), or lying still and letting things take their course (1 Peter 5:8). And the words for “stedfast in the faith” seem to mean not only that each individual is to stand firm, but that they are to present all together a solid front to the lion.Knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your... read more
St. Andrew's Day 1 Peter 5:4 St. Andrew's Day has been set apart by the authorities of our Church for the consideration of the great subject of Foreign Missions, and I desire to bring it before you in the light of the Second Advent, for tomorrow, as you know, is Advent Sunday. 'When the Chief Shepherd shall appear.' As I hear that message it tells me three things. I. There is a Chief Shepherd. First it tells me that there is a Chief Shepherd. As we think of our great cities and of the... read more
Chapter 17 BE CLOTHED WITH HUMILITY1 Peter 5:5-7HAVING admonished the shepherds, the Apostle now turns to the flock, and his words recall the exhortations, which he has given several times before. In 1 Peter 2:13 he taught Christian subjects the duty of submission, even should it be their lot to live under heathen rulers. A few verses further on in the same chapter he repeated this teaching to Christian slaves with heathen masters, and the third chapter opens with advice of the same character... read more
Chapter 18 THROUGH PERILS TO VICTORY1 Peter 5:8-14NOT only had these Asian Christians to suffer from the opposition and calumnies of the heathen and from the estrangement of former friends: there were perils within the Churches themselves. There were weak brethren, who fell away when trials came, and infected others with their despondency; there were false brethren, with whom faith was a mere consent of the understanding, and not the spring of a holy, spiritual life. These spake of the liberty... read more
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Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Peter 5:8
5:8 vigilant, (d-2) Or 'be humbled,' aorist; also 'vigilant,' 'watch,' and 'resist' refer to characters to be won. see Note g, ver. 2. read more