1 Peter 5:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

Who

Philemon 1:9

2 John 1:1

3 John 1:1

And a

A partaker

General references

1 Corinthians 3:14

Bible References

Who

yet I prefer to appeal to you for love's sake, although I am such as I am, Paul an envoy of Christ Jesus but now a prisoner for Him too;

The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love, and not only I but all who know the truth,

The Elder to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I truly love.

And a

It was made known to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in their searching for these things that have already been told to you by those who through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news. The angels long to take a peep into these things.

you are to continue as witnesses to these things.

"When the Helper comes whom I will send from the Father to you, the Spirit of truth that comes from the Father, He will testify to me.

but you are going to receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you must be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."

I mean Jesus whom God raised from the dead, to which fact we are all witnesses,

and you killed the Prince of life, but God raised Him from the dead, to which fact we are witnesses.

The God of our forefathers raised Jesus to life after you had hanged Him on a cross and killed Him.

We are witnesses of everything that He did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. Yet they murdered Him by hanging Him upon a tree.

A partaker

and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown that never fades.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In accordance with His great mercy He has begotten us anew to an ever living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

and if children, then also heirs, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ if in reality we share His sufferings, so that we may share His glory too.

For I know that if this earthly tent in which I live is taken down, I have a building in heaven which comes from God, a house not built by human hands but eternal.

for I know that through your prayers and a bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my spiritual welfare,

for you have died, and your life is now hidden in God through your fellowship with Christ.

Now the crown for doing right awaits me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day, and not only me but also all who have loved His appearing.

Dearly beloved, we are now God's children, but what we are going to be has not been unveiled. We know that if it is unveiled, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

I, John, your brother and companion with you in the trouble, the kingdom, and the patient endurance which Jesus gives, found myself on the island called Patmos, for preaching God's message and testifying to Jesus.

General references

If the structure which one builds upon it stands the test, he will get his pay.