uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

In 5:1–4 Peter speaks directly to men who are leaders in the churches.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πρεσβυτέρους & ὁ συνπρεσβύτερος

elders & ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρεσβυτέρους οὖν ἐν ὑμῖν παρακαλῶ ὁ συμπρεσβύτερος καὶ μάρτυς τῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων ὁ καὶ τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης κοινωνός)

In 5:1–5 the words elder and elders refer specifically to church leaders, who were often older men. Here these words do not refer to old men in general. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the fellow church leader … the church leaders”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μάρτυς τῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων

witness ˱of˲_the ˱of˲_the Messiah sufferings

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of witness and sufferings, you can express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “one who has witnessed Christ suffer in many ways”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης

˱of˲_the going /to_be_being/_revealed glory

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “in the glory that God is about to reveal”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς & δόξης

˱of˲_the & glory

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “in the glorious nature of Christ”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης

˱of˲_the going /to_be_being/_revealed glory

The phrase the glory being about to be revealed refers to Christ’s glorious return to earth in the future. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in the glory that is about to be revealed when Christ returns”