1 Peter 5:4 (DBY)

Passage

And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:2 shepherd the flock of God which [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;

1 Peter 5:3 not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.

1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:5 Likewise [ye] younger, be subject to [the] elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against [the] proud, but to [the] humble gives grace.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in [the due] time;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "chief", "shepherd", "manifested", "shall", "receive", "unfading", "crown", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "chief" and "shepherd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "not as lording it over your possessions..." into verse 5's "Likewise ye younger be subject to the...", so "chief" and "shepherd" belong inside that flow. 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 "chief" and "shepherd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.