1 Peter 5:3

New International Reader's Version

Don’t act as if you were a ruler over those under your care. Instead, be examples to the flock.

Cross References

Psalm 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Blessed are the people he chose to be his own.

Psalm 74:2

Remember the nation that you chose as your own so long ago. Remember that you set us free from slavery to be your very own people. Remember Mount Zion, where you lived.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not made the weak ones in the flock stronger. You have not healed the sick. You have not bandaged those who are hurt. You have not brought back those who have wandered away. You have not searched for the lost. When you ruled over them, you were mean to them. You treated them badly.

Micah 7:14

Lord, be like a shepherd to your people. Take good care of them. They are your flock. They live by themselves in the safety of a forest. Rich grasslands are all around them. Let them eat grass in Bashan and Gilead just as they did long ago.

Numbers 18:7

But only you and your sons can serve as priests. Only you and your sons can work with everything at the altar and behind the curtain. I am letting you serve as priests. It is a gift from me. Anyone else who comes near the sacred tent must be put to death.”

John 13:15

I have given you an example. You should do as I have done for you.

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves. Keep watch over all the believers. The Holy Spirit has made you leaders over them. Be shepherds of God’s church. He bought it with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 11:11

But here is how things are for those who belong to the Lord. Woman is not independent of man. And man is not independent of woman.

1 Corinthians 3:5

After all, what is Apollos? And what is Paul? We are only people who serve. We helped you to believe. The Lord has given each of us our own work to do.

1 Corinthians 3:9

We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Your faith is not under our control. You remain strong in your own faith. But we work together with you for your joy.

2 Corinthians 4:5

The message we preach is not about ourselves. Our message is about Jesus Christ. We say that he is Lord. And we say that we serve you because of Jesus.

Deuteronomy 32:9

The Lord’s people are his share. Jacob is the nation he has received.

Philippians 3:17

Brothers and sisters, join together in following my example. You have us as a model. So pay close attention to those who live as we do.

Philippians 4:9

Do what you have learned or received or heard from me. Follow my example. The God who gives peace will be with you.

1 Thessalonians 1:7

So you became a model to all the believers in the lands of Macedonia and Achaia.

2 Thessalonians 3:9

We worked, even though we have the right to receive help from you. We did it in order to be a model for you to follow.

1 Timothy 4:12

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live. Also set an example in how you love and in what you believe. Show the believers how to be pure.

Titus 2:7

Do what is good. Set an example for them in everything. When you teach, be honest and serious.

1 Peter 2:9

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.