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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• ¹⁵When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
¹⁶He saith to him again a second time, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Tend my sheep.
¹⁷He saith to him the third time, Simon [son] of Jonah, dost thou dearly love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Dost thou dearly love me? and he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I dearly love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)

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Acts 20:28• ²⁸Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he 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 willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have an administration entrusted to me. (1 Cor. 9:17)

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1 Tim. 3:3,8• ³not given to wine, no striker, but gentle, not contentious, not fond of money,
⁸Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain, (1 Tim. 3:3,8)

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Feed.

Song of Sol. 1:8• ⁸If thou know not, thou fairest among women,{HR}Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,{HR}And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. (Song of Sol. 1:8)

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Isa. 40:11• ¹¹He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (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 Jehovah 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• ⁴He shall stand and feed in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah 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• ¹⁴{i}Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.{/i} (Mic. 7:14)

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John 21:15‑17• ¹⁵When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
¹⁶He saith to him again a second time, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Tend my sheep.
¹⁷He saith to him the third time, Simon [son] of Jonah, dost thou dearly love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Dost thou dearly love me? and he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I dearly love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)

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Acts 20:28• ²⁸Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)

the flock.

Isa. 63:11• ¹¹But he remembered the days of old, Moses [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of 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 Jehovah'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 Jehovah. (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• ³²{i}Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.{/i} (Luke 12:32)

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1 Cor. 9:7• ⁷Who ever serveth in war at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of its fruit? or who tendeth 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 behind suckling [ewes] he brought him{HR}To feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance.
⁷²And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart,{HR}And in the skill of his hands he led them. (Psa. 78:71‑72)

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Acts 20:26‑27• ²⁶Wherefore I testify to you this day that I am pure from the blood of all.
²⁷For I shrank not from announcing to you all the counsel of God. (Acts 20:26‑27)

taking.

Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵looking carefully lest [there be] Anyone falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up give trouble and through it [the] 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 Jehovah, 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 if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast, for necessity is laid upon me, for woe is to me if I preach not the gospel.
¹⁷For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have an administration entrusted to me. (1 Cor. 9:16‑17)

not for.

Isa. 56:11• ¹¹Yea, the dogs [are] greedy, they can never have enough; and these [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. (Isa. 56:11)

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Jer. 6:13• ¹³{i}For 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.{/i} (Jer. 6:13)

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Jer. 8:10• ¹⁰{i}Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess 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.{/i} (Jer. 8:10)

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Mic. 3:11• ¹¹{i}The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.{/i} (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 Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Mal. 1:10)

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

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2 Cor. 12:14‑15• ¹⁴Behold, this third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not press heavily, 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 most gladly will spend and be spent for your souls, if even more abundantly loving you I am less loved. (2 Cor. 12:14‑15)

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1 Tim. 3:3,8• ³not given to wine, no striker, but gentle, not contentious, not fond of money,
⁸Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain, (1 Tim. 3:3,8)

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Titus 1:7,11• ⁷For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not passionate, not quarrelsome, not a striker, not a seeker of base lucre;
¹¹whose mouths must be stopped, who are such as overthrow 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 in covetousness with feigned words, they shall make merchandise of you: for whom judgment from of old is not idle, and their perdition slumbereth not. (2 Peter 2:3)

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Rev. 18:12‑13• ¹²lading of gold and of silver and of precious stone and of pearl and of fine linen and of purple and of silk and of scarlet; and all thyine wood and all furniture of ivory and all furniture of most precious wood, and of brass and of iron and of marble;
¹³and cinnamon and amomum and incense and unguent and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of chariots and of bodies and souls of men. (Rev. 18:12‑13)

of.

Acts 21:13• ¹³then Paul answered, Why do ye weep and break my 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 on my part there is readiness to preach the gospel to you also that [are] in Rome; (Rom. 1:15)

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Titus 2:14• ¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14)

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Titus 3:1• ¹Put them in mind to be in subjection to principalities, to authorities; to obey, to be ready for 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,

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "shepherd." "Tend" is better, as being more comprehensive, than "feed," cf. . 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.