1 Peter 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Feed 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;”
1 Peter 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;”
1 Peter 5:2 — World English Bible
1 Peter 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Tend 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; ”
1 Peter 5:2 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,”
1 Peter 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“shepherd the flock ofGod which [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily; ”
1 Peter 5:2 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpon you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:”
1 Peter 5:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 5:2 in Context — 1 Peter 5
1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2 Feed 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;
3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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What Does 1 Peter 5:2 Mean?
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