1 Peter 5:4 (YLT)

Passage

and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:2 feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

1 Peter 5:3 neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

1 Peter 5:4 and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

1 Peter 5:6 be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "neither as exercising lordship over the heritages..." into verse 5's "In like manner ye younger be subject...", so "manifestation" and "chief" 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 "manifestation" and "chief" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.