2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre’s sake but voluntarily:
3Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart.
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1 Peter 5:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. 3Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;
1 Peter 5:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
2shepherd God’s flock, for whom you are responsible. Watch over them because you want to, not because you are forced. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money. 3Do not be like a ruler over people you are responsible for, but be good examples to them.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily; 3not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2Be shepherds over the flock God has entrusted to you. Watch over it as God does: Don’t do this because you have to, but because you want to. Don’t do it out of greed, but out of a desire to serve. 3Don’t be rulers over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly; 3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it—not for sordid gain but eagerly. 3Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly, 3and not as lording it over those under your care, but being examples for the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers who are under your care. Serve as their leaders. Don’t serve them because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get more and more money. Do it because you really want to serve.
3Don’t act as if you were a ruler over those who are under your care. Instead, be examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
3nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.