1 Peter 5 in the early church
222 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Peter 5, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 13 · 14
1 Peter 5:1
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:1 | Letter 146.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:2 | The Instructor 1.6.37 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 1 Pet 5:2 | Long recension, Antiochians 8 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| 1 Pet 5:2 | Oration 2.15 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:2 | Oration 12.5 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:2–4 | Letter 52.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Pet 5:2 | Letter 146.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
1 Peter 5:3
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:3 | Letters to Virgins 2.6.5 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century |
| 1 Pet 5:3 | Homilies 20.7 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| 1 Pet 5:3 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.9 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| 1 Pet 5:3 | Letter 209.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:4 | The Instructor 2.8.63 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | The Instructor 2.8.73 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Octavius 38.4 · Minucius Felix | echo, medium confidence | ca. 197–250 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Acts of Thomas 158 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 200–250 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | On the Crown 15 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 211 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | PG 12:1185 (Ps 8–9 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Homilies on Joshua 16.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Homilies on Leviticus 12.2 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.135 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Acts of Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius 4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 259 (21 January) |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Symposium 1.5 · Methodius of Olympus | echo, medium confidence | late 3rd century |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Symposium 6.5 · Methodius of Olympus | echo, medium confidence | late 3rd century |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | 2 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | 304 (1 April) |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Demonstration of the Gospel 10.8.83 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Demonstration 7.26 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Demonstration 14.16 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Demonstration 14.39 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Catechetical Lecture 5.3 · Cyril of Jerusalem | echo, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Oration 2.41 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Oration 9.2 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Oration 16.4 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Ancoratus 101.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Eleven Tractates 10.129 · Priscillian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Letter 23.6 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Letter 29.7 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Letter 208.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Letter 231.6 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Sermon 46.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, low confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Sermon 309.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Poem 15, lines 321–361 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Poem 24, lines 859–890 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| 1 Pet 5:4 | Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 4.34 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 420–421 |
1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:5 | 1 Clement 30.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | To the Ephesians 5.3 · Ignatius of Antioch | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | To the Philippians 10.2 · Polycarp of Smyrna | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Miscellanies 3.6.49 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Homilies on Ezekiel 9.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Homilies on Judges 3.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Against Novatian 13 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | after 251 (disputed) |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Oration to the Assembly of the Saints 6.4 · Constantine the Great | echo, low confidence | ca. 325 (dated variously 317–325) |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Oration 4.32 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Oration 43.54 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letter 12.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letter 130.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.5.1 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Exposition of Psalm 118 3.37.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Exposition of Psalm 118 7.9.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letter 55.18 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letter 121.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letter 155.2 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letter 157.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Sermon 270.6 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Sermon 289.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Poem 24, lines 731–762 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Letters 50.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | On Christian Doctrine 3.23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Confessions 1.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Confessions 4.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Confessions 4.26 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Confessions 10.59 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Literal Commentary on Genesis 11.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 401–415 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | On Holy Virginity 34 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | 401 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Against Felix the Manichaean 2.8 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | December 404 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 54.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | On the Spirit and the Letter 20 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 412 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | City of God 11.33 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | 413–426 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | City of God 19.27 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| 1 Pet 5:5–6 | Letter 15, chapter 3 · Boniface I, bishop of Rome | allusion, high confidence | 418–422 |
| 1 Pet 5:5 | Book 3, section 26 · Sedulius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Protevangelium of James 13 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 150–200 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Fragments on Luke, column 345 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Homilies on Joshua 20.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Against Celsus 3.63 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Against Celsus 6.15 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 69 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Commentary on Matthew 12.43 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Commentary on Matthew 16.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Against Novatian 18 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | after 251 (disputed) |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Church History 5.2.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Demonstration 9.6 · Aphrahat | echo, low confidence | 337-345 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Letters 245, 246 · Basil of Caesarea | echo, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Homilies on the Psalms 48.2 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Oration 2.41 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Oration 16.5 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Letter 130.12 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Ancoratus 102.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| 1 Pet 5:6 | Commentary on Jeremiah 3.25 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 3.11.3 (19.3) · Hermas | echo, medium confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 4.2.4 (23.4) · Hermas | echo, medium confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 4.2.5 (23.5) · Hermas | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | PG 12:1407 (Ps 39–40 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Canons of Hippolytus, canon 30 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 4th century |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Catechetical Lecture 7.13 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Letter 43 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Sermon 62.15 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Poem 26, lines 195–226 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| 1 Pet 5:7 | Confessions 11.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:9
Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:9 | Homilies on Exodus 3.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:9 | Homilies on Leviticus 3.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:9 | Homilies on Leviticus 16.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Pet 5:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 5.16 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| 1 Pet 5:9 | Eleven Tractates 1.11 · Priscillian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–385 |
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:10 | Adumbrations on 1 Peter, paragraph 6 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | original ca. 200; Latin translation 6th century |
| 1 Pet 5:10 | Letter 3.6 · Antony the Great | echo, medium confidence | before 356 |
| 1 Pet 5:10–11 | Book 1, chapter 24 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
1 Peter 5:13
The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:13 | Fragment 9 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, low confidence | late 2nd–early 3rd century |
| 1 Pet 5:13 | Adumbrations on 1 Peter, paragraph 6 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | original ca. 200; Latin translation 6th century |
| 1 Pet 5:13 | Church History 2.15.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| 1 Pet 5:13 | Church History 6.25.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| 1 Pet 5:13 | On Illustrious Men 8 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 392–393 |
1 Peter 5:14
Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pet 5:14 | Catechetical Lecture 23.3 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |