1 Peter 5:1 (KJV)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:1 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:

1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

1 Peter 5:3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "elders", "exhort", "witness", "sufferings", "christ", "partaker", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elders" and "exhort", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Feed the flock of God which is...", so "elders" and "exhort" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "elders" and "exhort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.