1 Peter 5:2

Modern King James Version

Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;

Cross References

Titus 1:7

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise the deacons are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of ill gain,

Titus 3:1

Put them in mind to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to every good work,

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not contentious, not greedy of ill gain, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous,

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who serves as a soldier at his own wages at any time? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock and does not partake of the milk of the flock?

2 Peter 2:3

And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.

Hebrews 12:15

looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled,

Ezekiel 34:31

And you My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, are men, and I am your God, says the Lord Jehovah.

Titus 1:11

whose mouth you must stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things not right for the sake of ill gain.

Luke 12:32

Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Malachi 1:10

Who is even among you who will shut the doors, and you not kindle fire on My altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says Jehovah of Hosts. I will not be pleased with an offering from you.

Zechariah 11:17

Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword shall be on his arm and on his right eye; his arm shall be completely dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Micah 7:14

Feed your people with your rod, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in the woods, 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 feed in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah His God. And they shall sit, for now He shall be great to the ends of the earth.

Micah 3:11

Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for silver, yet they will lean on Jehovah and say, Is not Jehovah among us? No evil can come on us!

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will set up one Shepherd over them, and He shall feed them, My servant David. He shall feed them, and He shall be their Shepherd.

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride. And my eye shall weep sore and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock was captured.

Jeremiah 6:13

For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; 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 shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within him;

Isaiah 56:11

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

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 with young.

Isaiah 6:8

And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me!

Song of Solomon 1:8

If you know not, most beautiful among women, go in the footsteps of the flock; and feed your kids beside the shepherds' tents.

Philemon 1:14

But without your consent I was willing to do nothing, that your good should not be of necessity, but willingly.

Titus 2:14

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

Romans 1:15

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

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at 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 to you, your beautiful flock?

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 cuts off a profit. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Numbers 18:7

Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priests' office for everything of the altar and inside the veil. And you shall serve. I have given your priest's office as a service of gift. And the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

Acts 20:29

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

2 Kings 12:6

And it happened in the twenty-third year of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the breaks of the house.

Ezekiel 46:24

And he said to me, These are the places of those who boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.