Submit to God (5:6–11) Verse 8 Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
However, the "crown of glory" or a glorious crown, that never fades away, means the eternal glory and happiness, ever shines in its full lustre and this faithful ministers shall receive at the hands of the chief Shepherd, as a gift of his, as a reward of grace when they have finished their work, they will enter into the joy of their Lord, and shine as the stars for ever and ever they shall reign with Christ, as kings, on a throne of glory, wearing a crown of glory, and enjoying a kingdom and glory to all eternity. It could be an allusion to crowns made of amaranthus, the so-called "everlasting" plant, because it never fades by the nature of it. "The crown of glory that does not fade away": The "crown" alludes to the ones given to the conqueror or the champion, in the Olympic games, which were made of divers flowers, of the olive, wild olive, pine tree, and of parsley, and inserted in a branch of the wild olive tree, but they quickly faded away.According to Jewish commentators it was the custom for "the chief shepherd" to have servants under them, to whom they committed the flocks to keep, and the shepherd that is under him is obliged to make good any loss. These, in the Talmudic language, are called ( ברזלי), or ( כרזלי) though, according to Guido, the word, pronounced in the latter way, signifies a "chief shepherd", who takes care of men, and has other shepherds, servants under him and such a one used to be called ( הרןה הגדול), "the great", or "chief shepherd". "Chief Shepherd" is one of the names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, alluding to the principal shepherd, who own the sheep, and have helpers under him, so-called "little shepherds" ( רוים קטנים) perhaps similar to the "hirelings" (John 10:12) who are retained, or removed, according to their behavior.Verse 4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. Paul also used the word to charge the elders at Ephesus ( Acts 20:28. "Shepherd": from the Greek verb: ποιμάνατε, poimanate, which has the same root as the word Jesus used to charge Peter in John 21:6 after the resurrection.Verse 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly The term presbyteroi ("elders") indicates the status, whereas the term episkopoi ("bishops" "overseers") describes their function ( verse 2), but Acts 20:28 uses the two words interchangeably. As noted in KJV, the Jerusalem church had elders early on. Acts 14:23 James 5:14 2 John 1 3 John 1 etc.) appointed to take spiritual charge of the church members. "Elders" ( Ancient Greek: presbyteroi): church officials (cf.Submit to One Another (5:1–5) Verse 1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Codex Floriacensis (6th century extant verses 1–14).Uncial 0206 (4th century extant verses 5–13).Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: The original text was written in Koine Greek.