1 Peter 5:2
1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- KJV
- Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
- WEB
- shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
- ASV
- Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
- DARBY
- shepherd the flock of God which [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;
- BLB
- Shepherd the flock of God among you⁺, exercising oversight, not under compulsion but willingly according to God; and not for shameful gain but eagerly,
- ÅB
- Vokt den Guds flokk som er hos dere, og ha tilsyn med den, ikke av tvang, men frivillig, ikke for ussel vinnings skyld, men av villig hjerte,
- OTB
- ta vare på Guds flokk i deres omsorg, gi tilsyn villig, i samsvar med Guds vilje; og ikke for uærlig vinning, men med entusiasme;
- B1930
- Vokt den Guds hjord som er hos eder, og ha tilsyn med den, ikke av tvang, men frivillig, ikke for ussel vinnings skyld, men av villig hjerte,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 1:7
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Read in context1 Timothy 3:8
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Read in contextActs 20:26–28
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Read in contextTitus 3:1
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Read in context1 Timothy 3:3
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Read in contextEzekiel 34:2–3
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:7
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Read in contextHebrews 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
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