ACC ~ 1 Peter 5 v2

YOUR CHARGE. JEROME: In the Greek the meaning is still plainer, for the word used is episkopeuontes, that is to say, “overseeing,” and this is the origin of the word bishop. LETTERS 146.

GOD’S POWER CAN TURN SOMETHING INTO ITS OPPOSITE. CHRYSOSTOM: Christ said: “He who would be first among you, let him serve, for he who humbles himself will be exalted above all.”What do you mean? If I humble myself, will I then be exalted? Yes, says Jesus. For such is my power that I can turn something into its exact opposite. I am skilled and capable, do not doubt it. The nature of things obeys my will, not the other way round. CATENA.

GIVING ACCOUNT. AUGUSTINE: We are your guardians, and you are the flock of God. Reflect and see that our perils are greater than yours, and pray for us. This befits both us and you, that we may be able to give a good account of you to the prince of pastors and our universal head. LETTERS 231.

FEED MY SHEEP. HILARY OF ARLES: Here Peter is telling the leaders of the church exactly what the Lord told him: “Feed my sheep.” INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER.

TEND THE FLOCK OF GOD. BEDE: Just as the Lord gave the entire church to Peter as his flock, so Peter subdelegates his responsibility to the pastors of the church and commands them to fulfill their task conscientiously. He himself looks after his flock even though he has nothing to live on. That is why he preaches the gospel, so that he might earn a living by it. But he preaches not for earthly rewards but rather for heavenly ones, and he does so eagerly, following the commandments of the Lord. ON 1 PETER.

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