1 Peter 5:2

Modern English Version

Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, take care of them, not by constraint, but willingly, not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:6

But in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages to the house.

Song of Solomon 1:8

If you do not know, O most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 56:11

They are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds who cannot understand; they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, from his territory.

Isaiah 6:8

Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here I am. Send me.”

Isaiah 63:11

Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses, 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 their midst,

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen to it, my soul will weep in secret places for your pride; and my eyes will weep sorely and run down with tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.

Jeremiah 13:20

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

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.

Jeremiah 8:10

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

Ezekiel 34:23

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

Ezekiel 34:31

As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 46:24

Then he said to me, “These are the boiling places where the ministers of the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

Micah 3:11

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet upon the Lord they lean, saying, “Is not the Lord in our midst? Evil will not come upon us.”

Micah 5:4

He will stand and shepherd in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; then they will live securely, because now He will be great until the ends of the earth;

Micah 7:14

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, which live alone in a forest, in the midst of a fertile land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Zechariah 11:17

Woe to this worthless shepherd who abandons his flock. May the sword take his arm and right eye; may his arm surely wither up, and his right eye become blind.

Malachi 1:10

Who is there among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.

Numbers 18:7

And you and your sons with you will attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar, and within the veil, and you will serve. I have given your priesthood to you as a gift service, and the foreigner that comes near will 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

For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will enter 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 imprisoned, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Romans 1:15

So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who goes to war at any time at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, but does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, but does not drink of the flock’s milk?

1 Timothy 3:3

not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money, but patient, not argumentative, not covetous;

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise deacons must be honorable, not insincere, not given to much wine, not greedy,

Titus 1:11

who must be silenced, who subvert whole houses by teaching for dishonest gain things they ought not teach.

Titus 1:7

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not easily angered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,

Titus 2:14

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

Titus 3:1

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

Philemon 1:14

But without your consent I would do nothing, so that your goodness would not be forced, but given willingly.

Hebrews 12:15

watching diligently so that no one falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness spring up to cause trouble, and many become defiled by it,

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their judgment, made long ago, does not linger, and their destruction does not slumber.