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Easter · Seventh Sunday of Easter · Year A

1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11

Sharing in Christ’s Sufferings

May 17, 2026

Christ as the Suffering Redeemer, Andrea Mantegna
Christ as the Suffering Redeemer, Andrea Mantegna, about 1495–1500Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
The wounded Christ sits upright on the edge of his tomb, held by two grieving angels, showing his wounds, while the dawn breaks over the hills behind him.But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.Andrea MantegnaThe great painter of the Mantuan court, famous for his hard, sculptural figures and daring foreshortening.Statens Museum for Kunst, CopenhagenStatens Museum for Kunst, Denmark’s national gallery in Copenhagen.Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelJohn 17:1-11Jn 17:1-11
Epistle1 Pet. 4:12-19; 5:6-111 Pt 4:12-19; 5:6-11
Old TestamentActs 1:12-26
PsalterPs. 68:1-10Ps 68:1-10

Overview & Insights

“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

Both halves of this reading belong to the letter’s closing turn toward suffering. The word “Christian” at 4:16 is one of only three occurrences in the New Testament, with Acts 11:26 and 26:28, and here it appears as a name under which one may be charged, part of the case for reading the letter against local hostility rather than an empire-wide persecution. The “fiery trial” of 4:12 sustains the refining image of 1:7, while 4:17 inverts expectation by having judgment begin with the household of God, a point secured from Proverbs 11:31 in the verse following. Chapter 5 narrows to humility and watchfulness, and 5:7 puts Psalm 55:22 into the imperative. Read on the Sunday after the Ascension, the promise of 5:10 matters for what it makes God the subject of: restoration, confirmation and strength are his act, not a wage paid for endurance.

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Commentary

Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:6-11 (Easter 7: Series A)Epistle: 1 Pt 4:12-19, 5:6-11 (Easter 7: Series A) 1517.org

Lutheran house voice reading suffering and humility through the theology of the cross.

Commentary on 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11Commentary on 1 Pt 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Working Preacher

Scholarly treatment of the fiery ordeal and casting anxiety on God for this Sunday.

1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Commentary1 Pt 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed homiletical take on suffering, humility, and God's care.

1 Peter 5 Commentary: Directions to Elders and Believers1 Pt 5 Commentary: Directions to Elders and Believers Enduring Word

Verse-by-verse walk through 'casting your anxieties' and humbling oneself under God's hand.

1 Peter 5:6-7 Commentary1 Pt 5:6-7 Commentary Precept Austin

Compiled cross-reference commentary and Greek word study on casting anxiety on God.

1 Peter 4:12 Commentaries1 Pt 4:12 Commentaries BibleHub

Compares multiple classic commentaries on the 'fiery ordeal' opening the pericope.

Background & Word Study

1 Peter 5:7 Greek Interlinear1 Pt 5:7 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text and parsing for 'casting all your anxiety on him.'

Book of 1 Peter SummaryBook of 1 Pt Summary BibleProject

Overview video setting this closing exhortation within the letter's design.

The Church Fathers

Catena on 1 Peter 5Catena on 1 Pt 5 catenabible.com

Patristic comments strung verse by verse on humility and casting cares on God.

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