1 Peter 5:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it, not for sordid gain but eagerly.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Tend (nurture, guard, guide, and fold) the flock of God that is [your responsibility], not by coercion or constraint, but willingly; not dishonorably motivated by the advantages and profits [belonging to the office], but eagerly and cheerfully;

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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;

Common English Bible

² Like shepherds, tend the flock of God among you. Watch over it. Don’t shepherd because you must, but do it voluntarily for God. Don’t shepherd greedily, but do it eagerly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² pasture the flock of God that is among you, providing for it, not as a requirement, but willingly, in accord with God, and not for the sake of tainted profit, but freely,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint, but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake, but voluntarily:

1 Peter 5:2 Cross References

2 Kings 12:6

But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house.

Song of Solomon 1:8

If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the tracks of the flock and pasture your kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms and carry them in his bosom and gently lead the mother sheep.

Isaiah 56:11

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. The shepherds also have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, to their own gain, one and all.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”

Isaiah 63:11

Then they remembered the days of old, of Moses his servant. Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put within them his holy spirit,

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Ezekiel 34:23

I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:31

You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 46:24

Then he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who serve at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

Micah 3:11

Its rulers give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets give oracles for money; yet they lean upon the Lord and say, “Surely the Lord is with us! No harm shall come upon us.”

Micah 5:4

And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth,

Micah 7:14

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock that belongs to you, which lives alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.

Zechariah 11:17

Oh, my worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! Let his arm be completely withered, his right eye utterly blinded!”

Malachi 1:10

Oh, that someone among you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hands.

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons with you shall diligently perform your priestly duties in all that concerns the altar and the area behind the curtain. I give your priesthood as a gift; any outsider who approaches shall be put to death.”

Luke 12:32

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Acts 20:29

I know that after I have gone, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Romans 1:15

hence my eagerness to proclaim the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who at any time pays the expenses for doing military service? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not get any of its milk?

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money;

Titus 1:11

they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what it is not right to teach.

Titus 1:7

For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,

Titus 2:14

He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Philemon 1:14

but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.