1 Peter 5:2

Catholic Public Domain Version

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,

Cross References

2 Kings 12:6

And yet, even until the twenty-third year of king Jehoash, the priests did not repair the surfaces of the temple.

Song of Solomon 1:8

Bride to Chorus: O daughters of Jerusalem: I am black, but shapely, like the tabernacles of Kedar, like the tents of Solomon.

Isaiah 40:11

He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.

Isaiah 56:11

And these very imprudent dogs have never known satisfaction. The shepherds themselves do not know understanding. All have turned aside in their own way, each one to his own avarice, from the highest even to the least:

Isaiah 6:8

And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send?" and, "Who will go for us?" And I said: "Here I am. Send me."

Isaiah 63:11

And he remembered the days of ancient times, the days of Moses and his people. Where is he who led them out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who placed his Holy Spirit in their midst?

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?

Jeremiah 6:13

Certainly, from the least of them even to the greatest, all of them practice greed. And from the prophet even to the priest, all of them act with deceit.

Jeremiah 8:10

Because of this, I will give their wives to outsiders and their fields to others as an inheritance. For from the least, even to the greatest, they all pursue avarice; from the prophet, even to the priest, they all act with deceit.

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will raise up over them ONE SHEPHERD, who will feed them, my servant David. He himself will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:31

For you are my flocks; the flocks of my pasture are men. And I am the Lord your God, says the Lord God."

Ezekiel 46:24

And he said to me: "This is the house of the kitchens, in which the ministers of the house of the Lord will cook the victims of the people."

Micah 3:11

Her leaders have judged for tributes, and her priests have taught for payment, and her prophets divined for money. And they leaned upon the Lord, saying: "Is not the Lord in our midst? No disaster will overcome us."

Micah 5:4

And he will stand firm and feed on the strength of the Lord, according to the sublime name of the Lord his God. And they will be converted, for now he will be magnified, even to the ends of the earth.

Micah 7:14

With your rod, pasture your people, the flock of your inheritance, living alone in the narrow forest, in the midst of Carmel. They will graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the ancient days.

Zechariah 11:17

O shepherd and idol, abandoning the flock, with a sword upon his arm and over his right eye: his arm will be withered by drought, and his right eye will be obscured by darkness.

Malachi 1:10

Who is there among you that would close the doors and enflame my altar without pay? I have no favor in you, says the Lord of hosts. And I will not accept a gift from your hand.

Numbers 18:7

But as for you and your sons: guard the priesthood. For all that pertains to the service of the altar and of what is beyond the veil shall be exercised by the priests. If any outsider will approach, he shall be killed."

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure ravenous wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul responded by saying: "What do you accomplish by weeping and afflicting my heart? For I am prepared, not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."

Romans 1:15

So within me there is a prompting to evangelize to you also who are at Rome.

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who has ever served as a soldier and paid his own stipend? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat from its produce? Who pastures a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

1 Timothy 3:8

Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit,

Titus 1:11

These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.

Titus 1:7

And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

Titus 3:1

Admonish them to be subordinate to the rulers and authorities, to obey their dictates, to be prepared for every good work,

Philemon 1:14

But I was willing to do nothing without your counsel, so as not to make use of your good deed as if out of necessity, but only willingly.

Hebrews 12:15

Be contemplative, lest anyone lack the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness spring up and impede you, and by it, many might be defiled,

2 Peter 2:3

And in avarice, they will negotiate about you with false words. Their judgment, in the near future, is not delayed, and their perdition does not sleep.