1 Peter 5:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock.

Cross References

Psalm 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people chosen as his inheritance.

Psalm 74:2

Remember your people, whom you acquired of old, the tribe you redeemed as your own heritage, Mount Zion where you dwell.

Ezekiel 34:4

You did not strengthen the weak nor heal the sick nor bind up the injured. You did not bring back the stray or seek the lost but ruled them harshly and brutally.

Micah 7:14

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, That lives apart in a woodland, in the midst of an orchard. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old;

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons with you must take care to exercise your priesthood in whatever concerns the altar and the area within the veil. I give you your priesthood as a gift. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death. The Priests’ Share of the Sacrifices.

John 13:15

I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 11:11

Woman is not independent of man or man of woman in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 3:5

What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we lord it over your faith; rather, we work together for your joy, for you stand firm in the faith.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.

Deuteronomy 32:9

But the Lord’s portion was his people; his allotted share was Jacob.

Philippians 3:17

Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us.

Philippians 4:9

Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.

1 Thessalonians 1:7

so that you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

2 Thessalonians 3:9

Not that we do not have the right. Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us.

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

Titus 2:7

showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity,

1 Peter 2:9

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.