April 19, 2020

Shepherd the Flock of God

5 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: ² shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,^[a] not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;^[b] not for shameful gain, but eagerly; ³ not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. ⁴ And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. ⁵ Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

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Footnotes

1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you

Cross references

1 Peter 5:1 : [2 John 1; 3 John 1] 1 Peter 5:1 : See Luke 24:48 1 Peter 5:2 : [Jude 12]; See John 21:16 1 Peter 5:2 : [Philem. 14] 1 Peter 5:2 : 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7 1 Peter 5:3 : Ezek. 34:4; Matt. 20:25; Mark 10:42; 2 Cor. 1:24 1 Peter 5:3 : Phil. 3:17; 2 Thess. 3:9; 1 Tim. 4:12; Titus 2:7 1 Peter 5:4 : Heb. 13:20 1 Peter 5:4 : [ch. 1:4] 1 Peter 5:4 : 1 Cor. 9:25; See James 1:12 1 Peter 5:5 : [Matt. 20:26, 27; John 13:4, 5, 14] 1 Peter 5:5 : See James 4:6, 10

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