1 Peter 5:3
nor as domineering over the lots, but becoming examples of the flock.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
In Context
4And when the chief Shepherd is made known, ye will receive the unfading crown of glory.
Cross References
Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
Ezekiel 34:4Ye have not strengthened the diseased, nor have ye healed that which was sick, nor have ye bound up that which was broken, nor have ye brought back that which was driven away, nor have ye sought that which was lost, but ye have rul
Matthew 20:25But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them.
Mark 10:42And having summoned them, Jesus says to them, Ye know that those who presume to rule over the Gentiles, lord over them, and their great men have power over them.
Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by his own blood.
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are co-workmen of God. Ye are a tillage of God, an edifice of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:2-5
Advice to Elders. ( a. d. 66.) 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… Read the whole commentary →