1 Peter 5:4
in 1 Peter 5And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.
KJV
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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This verse in 1 Peter 5
Commentary
11 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Our crown is distinguished from theirs in that it is "incorruptible" and "fadeth not away," as the leaves of theirs soon did. "The crown of life." Not a kingly "crown" (a different Greek word, diadema): the prerogative of the Lord Jesus (Re 19:12). glory--Greek, "the glory," namely, to be then revealed (1Pe 5:1;
Hand restore 2026-08-25 under the only-carrier rule: the verse was left silent and this row carries the stephanos-against-diadema distinction and the unfading crown philology.
This site's exposition
As a fellow elder
on 1 Peter 5:1-4
Peter charges the elders to be shepherds not lording it over those entrusted to you, the verb katakurieuo that Jesus forbade in Mark 10:42. When the Chief Shepherd appears, He gives the crown of glory that will never fade away.
This site's exposition
the Chief Shepherd appears
Albert Barnes, quoting Benson, notes that Peter first ranked himself with the elders and here ranks Christ as Chief Shepherd over them. The crown He gives is glory that will never fade away. The reward waits for His appearing.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
Furthermore, when it is said, "And when the chief Shepherd appears," it is a conjunction. And it is informally placed for "So that": that is, "So that when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory." Just as in Psalm 89, …
But let us, beloved, return in our discourse to that point whence we digressed, exclaiming, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord: that good and kind Shepherd, voluntarily to lay down His life for His sheep. That just as hunters take by a sheep the wolves that devour sheep, even so the Chief Shepherd,
While thinking of himself as a martyr to be, Cyprian did not allow himself to forget that he was still a bishop and was more anxious about the account he was to give to the chief shepherd concerning the sheep committed to him than he was about the answer he would give to the unbelieving proconsul, concerning his own faith.
The Medieval Church2 voices
Can death have any power over the souls which have been sealed by the grace of the Holy Spirit and the blood of Christ? Dare the spiritual wolf look straight at the seal of Christ the good shepherd, which he places on his own sheep? …
In the words "and when the Chief Shepherd appears," the conjunction "and" is put in place of "so that," that is, so that when the Chief Shepherd appears, you may receive the crown of incorruption.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
When the chief Shepherd - That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, whose is the flock, and who provides the pasture, and from whom, if ye are legally called to the most awful work of preaching the Gospel, ye have received your commission; when he shall appear to judge the world in righteousness, ye who have fed his flock, who have taken the superintendency of it, not by constraint, nor for filthy lucre’s sake, not as lords over the heritage, but with a ready mind, employing body, soul, spirit, time and talents, in endeavoring to pluck sinners as brands from eternal burnings, and build up the Church of Christ on its most holy faith; Ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away, an eternal nearness and intimacy with the ineffably glorious God; so that ye who have turned many to righteousness shall shine, not merely as stars, but as suns in the kingdom of your Father!
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear - The prince of the pastors - the Lord Jesus Christ. “Peter, in the passage above, ranks himself with the elders; here he ranks Christ himself with the pastors” - Benson. See the notes at 1Pe 2:25. Compare Heb 13:20. Ye shall receive a crown of glory - A glorious crown or diadem. Compare the notes at 2Ti 4:8. That fadeth not away - This is essentially the same word, though somewhat different in form, which occurs in 1Pe 1:4. See the notes at that verse. The word occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. Compare the notes at 1Co 9:25.
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| φανερωθέντος | phanerothentos | when was being revealed | G5319 → | |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀρχιποίμενος | archipoimenos | Chief Shepherd | G750 → | |
| κομιεῖσθε | komieisthe | you will receive | G2865 → | |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀμαράντινον | amarantinon | unfading | G262 → | |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δόξης | doxes | of glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| στέφανον.¶ | stephanon | crown. | G4735 → |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
φανερωθέντοςwhen was being revealed
phanerothentosG5319 →
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
ἀρχιποίμενοςChief Shepherd
archipoimenosG750 →
κομιεῖσθεyou will receive
komieistheG2865 →
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀμαράντινονunfading
amarantinonG262 →
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
δόξηςof glory
doxesG1391 →165 times
στέφανον.¶crown.
stephanonG4735 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
James 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
it leads to
- Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- James 5:11
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
- Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Revelation 2:10
Through
2 Timothy 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
it leads to
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 1:12
Through
1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as…
it leads to
- Philippians 3:21
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
- Philippians 3:21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, SERMONS 309.4; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Methodius of Olympus, Methodius Oration on the Psalms; Oecumenius, Commentary on 1 Peter; Symeon the New Theologian, DISCOURSES 2.5 and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Peter.