1 Peter 5:2

Exercise the avodas hakodesh ministry of Ro'eh (Shepherd) on behalf of the Eder Hashem (Flock of G-d) + 5:2 Jer 13:17 among you, serving as Mashgichim Ruchaniyim (Spiritual Overseers), not unwillingly, for the sake of dishonest gelt, but willingly, eagerly, in conformity with Hashem,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

1Therefore, I give this word of chozek to the Zekenim (Elders) + 5:1 See Ex 12:21 among you, I, as a fellow Zaken (Elder) and as an Eidus (Witness) of the sevalot (sufferings) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and also as a partaker of the Kavod about to be unveiled:

3Not as domineering the ones assigned by Hashem to your oversight, but being a mofet (example) for the tzon (flock).

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Cross References

2 Kings 12:6Let the Kohanim receive + 12:6 kesef, money to them, every Kohen from his donors; and let the Kohanim repair the breaches of the Bais, + 12:6 Hamikdash wheresoever any damage shall be found.

Song of Solomon 1:8If thou know not, O thou fairest among nashim, 1 go thy way forth by the footprints of the tzon, 1 and feed thy young goats 1 beside the mishkenot haro'im (the tents of the shepherds). 1

Isaiah 40:11He shall feed His Eder like a Ro'eh; 1 He shall gather the tela'im (lambs) with His zero'a, 1 and carry them in His kheyk, 1 and shall gently lead those that are with young. 1

Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered 1 the y'mei olam (days of old), of Moshe. 1 Where is He that brought them up out of the yam (sea) 1 with the ro'im of His tzon? 1 Where is He that put His Ruach Hakodesh 1 in the midst of them? 1

Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their nashim unto others, 1 and their sadot to them that shall inherit them; 1 for every one from the katan even unto the gadol 1 is greedy for unjust gain, 1 from the navi even unto the kohen every one doeth sheker. 1

Jeremiah 13:20Lift up your eyes, and behold 1 them that come from the tzafon (north). 1 Where is the eder (flock) that was given thee, 1 thy tzon tiferet? 1

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 →

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