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1 Peter 5:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Feedf the flock of God βwhich is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willinglyh; not for filthy lucrei, but of a ready mind;

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John 21:15‑17• ¹⁵So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
¹⁶He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
¹⁷He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)

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Acts 20:28• ²⁸Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)

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or, as much as in you is.

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1 Cor. 9:17• ¹⁷For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. (1 Cor. 9:17)

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1 Tim. 3:3,8• ³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
⁸Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; (1 Tim. 3:3,8)

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Feed.

Song of Sol. 1:8• ⁸If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. (Song of Sol. 1:8)

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Isa. 40:11• ¹¹He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (Isa. 40:11)

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Ezek. 34:2‑3,23• ²Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
³Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
²³And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. (Ezek. 34:2‑3,23)

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Mic. 5:4• ⁴And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. (Mic. 5:4)

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Mic. 7:14• ¹⁴Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. (Mic. 7:14)

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John 21:15‑17• ¹⁵So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
¹⁶He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
¹⁷He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)

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Acts 20:28• ²⁸Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)

the flock.

Isa. 63:11• ¹¹Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? (Isa. 63:11)

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Jer. 13:17,20• ¹⁷But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive.
²⁰Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? (Jer. 13:17,20)

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Ezek. 34:31• ³¹And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 34:31)

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Zech. 11:17• ¹⁷Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. (Zech. 11:17)

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Luke 12:32• ³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32)

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1 Cor. 9:7• ⁷Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? (1 Cor. 9:7)

which is among you.

or, as much as in you is.

Psa. 78:71‑72• ⁷¹From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
⁷²So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. (Psa. 78:71‑72)

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Acts 20:26‑27• ²⁶Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
²⁷For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. (Acts 20:26‑27)

taking.

Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; (Heb. 12:15)

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Heb. 12• (Heb. 12)

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not by.

Isa. 6:8• ⁸Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. (Isa. 6:8)

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1 Cor. 9:16‑17• ¹⁶For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
¹⁷For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. (1 Cor. 9:16‑17)

not for.

Isa. 56:11• ¹¹Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (Isa. 56:11)

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Jer. 6:13• ¹³For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 6:13)

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Jer. 8:10• ¹⁰Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 8:10)

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Mic. 3:11• ¹¹The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us. (Mic. 3:11)

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Mal. 1:10• ¹⁰Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Mal. 1:10)

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Acts 20:33‑34• ³³I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
³⁴Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. (Acts 20:33‑34)

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2 Cor. 12:14‑15• ¹⁴Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
¹⁵And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. (2 Cor. 12:14‑15)

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1 Tim. 3:3,8• ³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
⁸Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; (1 Tim. 3:3,8)

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Titus 1:7,11• ⁷For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
¹¹Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. (Titus 1:7,11)

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2 Peter 2:3• ³And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. (2 Peter 2:3)

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Rev. 18:12‑13• ¹²The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
¹³And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Rev. 18:12‑13)

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Acts 21:13• ¹³Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 21:13)

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Rom. 1:15• ¹⁵So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. (Rom. 1:15)

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Titus 2:14• ¹⁴Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14)

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Titus 3:1• ¹Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, (Titus 3:1)

• Take the common misuse of Hebrews 13:17, implying that those that guide, or have the rule, have to give account of the souls who are exhorted to obey them. The truth is, that the guides are called to watch in their behalf as having to give account, not of the sheep, but of their own conduct toward them before the Lord. (“1 Peter 5:1-4” by W. Kelly)

• It is not under law but grace, and the zeal of love brightened and cheered and strengthened by the crown of rejoicing in those tended, in the presence of the Lord Jesus at His coming, the contrast of base gain in this life. (“1 Peter 5:1-4” by W. Kelly)

• How impossible for anyone to entertain the notion of its being his flock, if he has laid hold of the thought that it is the flock of God, and that God allows us to feed it!....At the moment that He convinced him of his utter nothingness, He entrusted to him that which was dearest to Himself. (“1 Peter 5” by J.N. Darby)

• {v.2-3} He is to take up his service willingly, readily, and as himself a model to the flock. The Holy Ghost who inspired these words foresaw what a tendency there would be to take up such work, either from compulsion, or for love of gain, or for desire for power and influence. (“1 Peter 5” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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shepherdg the flock of God which is among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;

JND Translation Notes

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The aorist and characteristic. the whole conduct in this character being looked at together as constituting it. They are to act in this character, or have it by acting. It is not simply an exhortation to do it, but to acquire that character by doing it; to be so characterized; "Be shepherders."

W. Kelly Translation

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Tenda the flock of God that [is] among you, exercising oversightb, not by necessity but willinglyc, not for base gain, but readily,

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a

Or, "shepherd." "Tend" is better, as being more comprehensive, than "feed," cf. {vi 126900}{/vi}. This was never to be forgotten by Peter any more than by John.

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Some MSS. here remarkably omit "exercising oversight."

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Some MSS. here add "according to God." The weight of authorities is rather equally divided for and against the words.