1 Peter 5:2

A Conservative Version

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

Cross References

Titus 1:7

For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,

1 Timothy 3:8

Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be submissive to principle offices and positions of authority, to be obedient, to be prepared for every good work,

1 Timothy 3:3

no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money,

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who ever enlists in an army at his own wage? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat from the fruit of it? Or who feeds a flock and does not eat from the milk of the flock?

2 Peter 2:3

And they will exploit you in greed with fabricated words, whose judgment is not idle for long, and their destruction will not slumber.

Hebrews 12:15

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, says lord LORD.

Titus 1:11

who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.

Luke 12:32

Fear not, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

Malachi 1:10

Oh that there was among you who would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering at your hand.

Zechariah 11:17

Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye. His arm shall be entirely dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Micah 7:14

Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell solitarily in the forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Micah 5:4

And he shall stand, and shall feed [his flock] in the strength of LORD, in the majesty of the name of LORD his God, and they shall abide. For now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.

Micah 3:11

The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.

Ezekiel 34:23

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

Jeremiah 13:17

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride. And my eye shall weep greatly, and run down with tears, because LORD's flock is taken captive.

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness. And from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Isaiah 63:11

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses [and] his people, [saying], Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put his holy Spirit in the midst of them,

Isaiah 56:11

Yea, the dogs are greedy; they can never have enough. And these are shepherds who cannot understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.

Isaiah 6:8

And I heard the voice of LORD, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, I am here, send me.

Song of Solomon 1:8

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

Philemon 1:14

But I wanted to do nothing without thy mind, so that thy goodness might not be as from obligation, but from volition.

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.

Romans 1:15

So the willingness is in me to preach the good-news also to you in Rome.

Acts 21:13

And Paul answered, What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I fare ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Jeremiah 13:20

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

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Numbers 18:7

And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil, and ye shall serve. I give you the priesthood as a service of gift. And the stranger who comes near shall be put

Acts 20:29

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

2 Kings 12:6

But it was so, that in the twenty-third year of king Joash the priests had not repaired the broken parts of the house.

Ezekiel 46:24

Then said he to me, These are the boiling-houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.