1 Peter 5:1 (DRB)

Passage

The ancients therefore that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come:

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:1 The ancients therefore that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come:

1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily:

1 Peter 5:3 Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ancients", "therefore", "beseech", "myself", "witness", "sufferings", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ancients" and "therefore", 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 "ancients" and "therefore" 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 "ancients" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.