Selah · Bible verse

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

1 Peter 5:2 · World English Bible

In context

¹I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

²Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

³neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

⁴When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).

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日本語 · ペトロの手紙一 5:2 · 口語訳聖書あなたがたにゆだねられている神の羊の群れを牧しなさい。しいられてするのではなく、神に従って自ら進んでなし、恥ずべき利得のためではなく、本心から、それをしなさい。한국어 · 베드로전서 5:2 · 개역한글너희 중에 있는 하나님의 양 무리를 치되 부득이함으로 하지 말고 오직 하나님의 뜻을 좇아 자원함으로 하며 더러운 이를 위하여 하지 말고 오직 즐거운 뜻으로 하며 Español · 1 Pedro 5:2 · Reina-Valera (1909)Apacentad la grey de Dios que está entre vosotros, teniendo cuidado de ella, no por fuerza, sino voluntariamente; no por ganancia deshonesta, sino de un ánimo pronto;Português · 1 Pedro 5:2 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Pastoreai o rebanho de Deus que está entre vós, não por obrigação, mas sim voluntariamente; não por ganância, mas sim com sincera prontidão;