shepherd (A)the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, (B)not under compulsion but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and (C)not [a]with greed but with eagerness; nor yet as (D)domineering over [b]those assigned to your care, but by [c]proving to be [d](E)examples to the flock.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:2 Or for dishonest gain
  2. 1 Peter 5:3 Lit the allotments
  3. 1 Peter 5:3 Or becoming examples
  4. 1 Peter 5:3 Or role models

Be shepherds of God’s flock(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,(C) but eager to serve; not lording it over(D) those entrusted to you, but being examples(E) to the flock.

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