1 Peter 5:4 - The Message4-5 When God, who is the best shepherd of all, comes out in the open with his rule, he’ll see that you’ve done it right and commend you lavishly. And you who are younger must follow your leaders. But all of you, leaders and followers alike, are to be down to earth with each other, for— God has had it with the proud, But takes delight in just plain people. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 And [then] when the Chief Shepherd is revealed, you will win the conqueror's crown of glory. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible4 And when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive an unfading crown of glory. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version4 And when the Leader of pastors will have appeared, you shall secure an unfading crown of glory. Ver Capítulo |
But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own.
“Sword, get moving against my shepherd, against my close associate!” Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “Kill the shepherd! Scatter the sheep! The back of my hand against even the lambs! All across the country”—God’s Decree— “two-thirds will be devastated and one-third survive. I’ll deliver the surviving third to the refinery fires. I’ll refine them as silver is refined, test them for purity as gold is tested. Then they’ll pray to me by name and I’ll answer them personally. I’ll say, ‘That’s my people.’ They’ll say, ‘God—my God!’”
“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary. A hired man is not a real shepherd. The sheep mean nothing to him. He sees a wolf come and runs for it, leaving the sheep to be ravaged and scattered by the wolf. He’s only in it for the money. The sheep don’t matter to him.