1 Peter 5:3
nor as lording it over the people, but being examples to the flock.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
In Context
4And when the sovereign Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive an unfading crown of glory.
Cross References
Matthew 20:25but Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority upon them:
Mark 10:42But Jesus called them to Him, and said unto them, Ye know that those who rule among the Gentiles, lord it over them, and their grandees exercise authority upon them.
Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the holy Spirit hath appointed you bishops, to feed the church of God, which He purchased with his own blood.
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are fellow-laborers, the servants of God: and ye are the husbandry of God, ye are the building 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 →