1 Peter 5:1
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1 Pet 5:1
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Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as {your} fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,
1 Pet 5:2
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shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to {the will of} God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
1 Pet 5:3
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nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.
1 Pet 5:4
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And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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