1 Peter 5

1 Peter 5:1

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ.

Those, that are the pastors or spiritual overseers of the Church amongst you, I do exhort, who am also a partner with them of the same holy calling, and an eye-witness of all those bitter sufferings of Christ, both in his life and in his death.

1 Peter 5:3

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage.

Not proudly and tyrannically taking upon them to domineer over the faith of God’s people; or, in an overly and imperious manner, tyrannizing over the Church, which is the heritage of God.

1 Peter 5:13

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

The Church of God, consisting of those co-elect members of Christ (whether in the properly-called Babylon, which is in Egypt, or the mystical Babylon, which is Rome) salute you.