1 Peter 5:4

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.”

— WEB

“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”

— KJV

“And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.”

— ASV

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Commentary

And--"And so": as the result of "being ensamples" (Pe1 5:3). chief Shepherd--the title peculiarly Christ's own, not Peter's or the pope's. when . . . shall appear--Greek, "be manifested" (Col 3:4). Faith serves the Lord while still unseen. crown--Greek, "stephanos," a garland of victory, the prize in the Grecian games, woven of ivy, parsley, myrtle, olive, or oak. 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 (Rev 19:12). glory--Greek, "the glory," namely, to be then revealed (Pe1 5:1; Pe1 4:13). that fadeth not away--Greek, "amaranthine" (compare Pe1 1:4).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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