1 Peter 5:3

1 Peter 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
• New International Version (NIV)not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
• New King James Version (NKJV)nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.

Context of 1 Peter 5:3

1So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. 5Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

1 Peter 5:3 word by word

μηδ᾽ ὡς κατακυριεύοντες τῶν κλήρων ἀλλὰ τύποι γινόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• being lords overκατακυριεύωkatakurieuō · to masterG2634
• heritageὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heritageκλῆροςklēros · lotG2819
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• beingγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ensamplesτύποςtupos · mark/exampleG5179
• to the flockποίμνιονpoimnion · flockG4168

Cross-references for 1 Peter 5:3

• Ezekiel 34:4The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.
• Matthew 20:25But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
• Matthew 23:8But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
• Mark 10:42And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
• Luke 22:24A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
• 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
• 2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
• 2 Corinthians 4:5For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
• 3 John 1:9I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
• Deuteronomy 32:9But the Lord's portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage.
• Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
• Psalms 74:2Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
• Micah 7:14Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.
• Acts 20:28Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
• 1 Corinthians 11:11Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;

Commentaries on 1 Peter 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Neither as being lords over God's heritage - This is the voice of St. Peter in his catholic epistle to the catholic Church! According to him there are to be no lords over God's heritage, the bishops and presbyters who are appointed by the head of the Church are to feed the flock, to guide and to defend it, not to fleece and waste it; and they are to look for their reward in another world, and in the approbation of God in their consciences. And in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Neither as being lords - Margin, “overruling.” The word here used ( ́ katakurieuō) is rendered “exercise dominion over,” in Matthew 20:25; exercise lordship over, in Mark 10:42; and overcame, in Acts 19:16. It does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. It refers properly to that kind of jurisdiction which civil rulers or magistrates exercise. This is an exercise of authority, as contradistinguished from the influence of reason, persuasion, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Elders were the spiritual leaders of the early churches (see also Acts 14:23; 20:17; 1 Timothy 5:17–19; Titus 1:5; James 5:14). By calling himself a fellow elder, Peter shows he shares their responsibilities and the guidance he offers them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. being lords--Greek, "lording it": implying pride and oppression. "Not that we have dominion over your faith." God's heritage--Greek, "the inheritances," that is, the portions of the Church committed severally to your pastoral charge [Bengel]. It is explained by "the flock" in the next clause. However, in 1Pe 5:2, "flock of God which is among you," answering to "(God's) heritages" (plural to express the sheep who are God's portion and inheritance, De…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 5:3

• Church
• Commandments
• Elder
• Example
• Humility
• Minister, Christian
• Pride

In the dictionaries

• Adversary
• Constraint
• Devour
• Ensample
• Example
• Heritage
• Oversight
• Stedfast
• Vigilant
• Witness

Commentaries on 1 Peter 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings