1 Peter 5:2

Free Bible Version

Look after God's flock you have been given to care for, watching over it not because you're forced to, but gladly, as God wants you to. Do this willingly, not looking to make a profit from it.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:6

But by the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, the priests still had not repaired the damage to the Temple.

Song of Solomon 1:8

If you really don't know, you who are more beautiful than any other woman, then follow the tracks of my flock, and let your goats graze near the shepherd's tents.

Isaiah 40:11

He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to his chest. He leads those that are nursing young.

Isaiah 56:11

They're greedy dogs that are never satisfied. They're sheepdogs who don't know their job. All of them go their own way, each of them looking out for themselves.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the Lord asking, “Who shall I send? Who will go and speak for us?” So I said, “I'm here! Please send me!”

Isaiah 63:11

Then they thought back to the days of old when Moses led his people out of Egypt. They shouted out, “Where is the one who took Israel through the sea, along with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who placed his Holy Spirit among his people?

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you refuse to listen, I will weep secretly inside because of your pride. My tears pour down because the Lord's flock has been captured.

Jeremiah 13:20

Look up and you'll see the invaders coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you to look after? Where are the sheep you were so proud of?

Jeremiah 6:13

Everyone cheats because they're greedy, poor and rich alike. Even prophets and priests—they are all dishonest liars!

Jeremiah 8:10

I'm going to give their wives to others, and their fields to different owners, since everyone cheats because they're greedy, poor and rich alike. Even prophets and priests—they are all dishonest liars!

Ezekiel 34:23

I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:31

You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 46:24

He told me, “These are the kitchens where those who serve in the Temple will cook the people's sacrificial offerings.”

Micah 3:11

Your leaders judge for a bribe, and your priests teach for a price, and your prophets only prophesy for pay. Yet they all lean on the Lord saying, “Isn't the Lord here with us? Nothing bad can happen to us!”

Micah 5:4

He will stand up and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. They will live in safety because his greatness is recognized all over the world.

Micah 7:14

Protect your people with your shepherd's rod. Take care of your flock, your special people, who live alone in the wilderness and in cultivated land. Let them feed in Basham and Gilead as they did long ago.

Zechariah 11:17

What disaster is coming to this useless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will wither away and his right eye will become completely blind.

Malachi 1:10

I really wish one of you would shut the Temple doors to stop you lighting pointless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept offerings from you.

Numbers 18:7

But only you and your sons are responsible for your priesthood, doing all that concerns the altar and is behind the veil. Only you are to perform that service. I am giving you the gift of your priesthood, but anyone else who approaches the sanctuary must be executed.”

Luke 12:32

Don't be afraid, little flock, for your Father is happy to give you the kingdom.

Acts 20:29

I know that after I leave vicious wolves will come among you, and won't spare the flock.

Acts 21:13

However, Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be bound in Jerusalem, but to die in Jerusalem for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”

Romans 1:15

That's why I'm really keen to come to Rome and share the good news with you.

1 Corinthians 9:7

Which soldier ever had to pay his own salary? Who plants a vineyard and doesn't get to eat its fruits? Who feeds a flock and doesn't consume its milk?

1 Timothy 3:3

He should be someone who doesn't get drunk or become violent, but is gentle, and is not argumentative or greedy for money.

1 Timothy 3:8

Similarly deacons should be respected, and not be hypocritical. They should not be addicted to drink, and should not be trying to dishonestly enrich themselves.

Titus 1:11

Their talking must stop, these people who throw whole families into turmoil, teaching things that aren't right for the sake of making money.

Titus 1:7

As a leader for God, a head elder must have a good reputation and not be arrogant. He should not have a quick temper nor get drunk; he shouldn't be violent or greedy for money.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us, so that he could set us free from all our wickedness, and to make us clean for him—a people who belong to him, keen to do good.

Titus 3:1

Remind them to follow what rulers tell them to do, and to obey authorities. They should always be ready to do what is good.

Philemon 1:14

But I decided not to do anything without your permission. I didn't want you to be forced to do good, but to do so willingly.

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure that none of you lack God's grace, in case some cause of bitterness arises to give trouble and end up corrupting many of you.

2 Peter 2:3

They will greedily exploit you with false tales. However, they are already condemned: their sentence has been hanging over them for a long time, and their destruction won't be postponed.