1 Pedro 5
John Chrysostom · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
1 Pedro 5:2
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
1 Pedro 5:6
Peter says that this will happen in due time, because he is teaching them that they will have to wait until the next life for this exaltation. — CATENA
1 Pedro 5:8
For indeed if virtue be absent, it is no advantage to be an angel by nature; and the Devil is a proof of this, who was an angel once: but if virtue be present, it is no loss to be a man by nature; and John is a proof of this, who was a man, and Elias who went up into heaven, and all those who are about to depart thither. For these indeed, though with bodies, were not prevented from dwelling in heaven: while those others, though without bodies, could not remain in heaven. Let no one then grieve or be vexed with his nature as if it were a hindrance to him, but with his will. He the Devil from being incorporeal became a lion: for lo! it saith, "Our adversary, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" we from being corporeal, become angels. — Homily on Acts 32
1 Pedro 5:14
See how when he has finished what he has to say, Peter seals it all with a prayer. Peace is the seal of everything he has written. — CATENA