1 Peter 5:1-5

Lexham English Bible

Leadership and Humility

5 Therefore I, your fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and^[a] also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you: ² shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly, ³ and not as lording it over those under your care^[b], but being examples for the flock. ⁴ And when^[c] the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

⁵ In the same way, younger men, be subject to the elders, and all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.