1 Peter 5:1 (WEB)

Passage

Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:1 Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

1 Peter 5:3 neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Shepherd the flock of God which is...", so "therefore" 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 "therefore" and "exhort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.