1 Pierre 5:2-12

2 Paissez le troupeau de Dieu qui est au milieu de vous, veillant sur lui, non par contrainte, mais volontairement; non pour un gain honteux, mais par affection;

3 Non comme ayant la domination sur les héritages du Seigneur, mais en étant les modèles du troupeau.

4 Et lorsque le souverain Pasteur paraîtra, vous remporterez la couronne incorruptible de gloire.

5 De même, jeunes gens, soyez soumis aux anciens, et vous soumettant tous les uns aux autres, revêtez-vous d'humilité; car Dieu résiste aux orgueilleux, mais il fait grâce aux humbles.

6 Humiliez-vous donc sous la puissante main de Dieu, afin qu'il vous élève quand il en sera temps;

7 Vous déchargeant sur lui de tous vos soucis, parce qu'il a soin de vous.

8 Soyez sobres, veillez; car le diable, votre ennemi, rôde comme un lion rugissant, cherchant qui il pourra dévorer.

9 Résistez-lui, étant fermes dans la foi, sachant que vos frères, qui sont dans le monde, souffrent les mêmes afflictions.

10 Or, que le Dieu de toute grâce, qui nous a appelés à sa gloire éternelle en Jésus-Christ, après que vous aurez un peu souffert, vous rende parfaits, fermes, forts et inébranlables.

11 A lui soient la gloire et la force aux siècles des siècles! Amen.

12 Je vous ai écrit en peu de mots par Silvain, qui est, comme je l'estime, un frère fidèle, vous exhortant et vous assurant que la vraie grâce de Dieu est celle dans laquelle vous demeurez fermes.

1 Pierre 5:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 PETER 5

In this chapter the apostle first exhorts pastors and members of churches to their respective duties as such; and then to those which were common to them all, as Christians; and closes the epistle with prayers for them, salutations of them, and with his apostolic benediction. He begins with the pastors or elders, and describes himself as a fellow elder, an eyewitness of Christ's sufferings, and a partaker of his glory, 1Pe 5:1, and these he exhorts to feed the flock of God, where they were; to take the charge and oversight of them, freely, readily, and willingly, and not through force or covetousness; and not to exercise a tyrannical dominion over them, but to be examples to them, 1Pe 5:2,3, and the argument made use of to encourage them to all this is, that at the appearance of Christ, the chief Shepherd, they should receive a never fading crown of glory, 1Pe 5:4 and next, the members of the churches are exhorted to submit to the rule and government of their pastors, being according to the word of God; and to be subject to one another; and particularly to put on humility, as a garment very ornamental to them; and the rather, since God opposes himself to men that are proud, but gives more grace to the humble, 1Pe 5:5 and especially he exhorts them to be humble under the hand of God, since that is a mighty one, and this is the way to be exalted in due time; and also to cast their care upon him, seeing he cared for them, 1Pe 5:6,7 and then the apostle proceeds to the common duties of Christians, and to exhort them to sobriety and watchfulness, since Satan their adversary was a cruel and indefatigable one, and ever seeking the ruin of men; and to resist him in the steadfast exercise of faith, and patiently bear all afflictions, seeing the same were accomplished in their brethren in the world, 1Pe 5:8,9 and then he puts up some petitions for them, that they might be perfected, stablished, strengthened, and settled, 1Pe 5:10 and ascribes glory and dominion for ever to the God of grace, to whom he prays, 1Pe 5:11 after which he names the person by whom he sends this epistle, giving a summary of it; that it was an exhortation and a testimony to the true doctrine of grace wherein they stood, 1Pe 5:12, and next follow the salutations of the church at Babylon, and of his son Marcus, to them, 1Pe 5:13, and lastly, he desires they would salute one another with a kiss of love, and gives them his benedictory wish, 1Pe 5:14.