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1 Peter 5:2

โ€œShepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;โ€

Verse in context โ€” 1 Peter 5

1

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

2

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

3

neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

4

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn't fade away.

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