1 Peter 5:3

God's Word

Don’t be rulers over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow.

Cross References

Psalm 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.

Psalm 74:2

Remember your congregation. Long ago you made it your own. You bought this tribe to be your possession. This tribe is Mount Zion, where you have made your home.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently.

Micah 7:14

With your shepherd’s staff, take care of your people, the sheep that belong to you. They live alone in the woods, in fertile pastures. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead like before.

Numbers 18:7

Only you and your sons may do the work of priests—everything done at the altar and under the canopy. This is my gift to you: You may serve me as priests. Anyone else who comes near ⌞the holy place to do this work⌟ must die.”

John 13:15

I’ve given you an example that you should follow.

Acts 20:28

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops to be shepherds for God’s church which he acquired with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 11:11

Yet, as believers in the Lord, women couldn’t exist without men and men couldn’t exist without women.

1 Corinthians 3:5

Who is Apollos? Who is Paul? They are servants who helped you come to faith. Each did what the Lord gave him to do.

1 Corinthians 3:9

We are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field. You are God’s building.

2 Corinthians 1:24

It isn’t that we want to have control over your Christian faith. Rather, we want to work with you so that you will be happy. Certainly, you are firmly established in the Christian faith.

2 Corinthians 4:5

Our message is not about ourselves. It is about Jesus Christ as the Lord. We are your servants for his sake.

Deuteronomy 32:9

But the Lord’s people were his property. Jacob was his own possession.

Philippians 3:17

Brothers and sisters, imitate me, and pay attention to those who live by the example we have given you.

Philippians 4:9

Practice what you’ve learned and received from me, what you heard and saw me do. Then the God who gives this peace will be with you.

1 Thessalonians 1:7

This way, you became a model for all the believers in the province of Macedonia and Greece.

2 Thessalonians 3:9

It’s not as though we didn’t have a right to receive support. Rather, we wanted to set an example for you to follow.

1 Timothy 4:12

Don’t let anyone look down on you for being young. Instead, make your speech, behavior, love, faith, and purity an example for other believers.

Titus 2:7

Always set an example by doing good things. When you teach, be an example of moral purity and dignity.

1 Peter 2:9

However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.