5:1 “Therefore” relates back to 4:19. Suffering is a major theme in 1 Peter, so elders are instructed to shepherd the family.

1:1, 6 Those who first received the letter lived in a difficult situation and were suffering.

1:10-11 With Christ, we see the suffering followed by the glories.

2:19-23 Jesus is an example of suffering rightly.

3:14-17 We are blessed when we suffer for the sake of righteousness.

4:1, 13 Rejoice in the suffering because you will share in the exaltation.

4:16-19 God will do right for you if you suffer the right way as Christ did.

5:1, 8 The comparison to a shepherd is apropos. Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 17:34-37; Acts 20:28-31

We are to exercise oversight as a watchman. Ezekiel 3:17-21; 33:1-9

1 Peter 5:2 Godly motivation is mandatory. “Sordid” means ignoble action and motives arousing moral distaste and contempt.

4 There is reward for doing it right, just as there is reward dealing with suffering the right way.

6 Humble – 1 Peter 3:8; James 4:6; Micah 6:8; Matthew 18:1-4

7 Psalms 16:8; 21:7; 27:14; 37:5; 55:22; 62:2, 8

8 Romans 13:11-13; Ephesians 5:13-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:4-9

1 Peter 1:3-4