New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 5:1-4

1 1ThereforeG3767, I exhortG3870 the eldersG4245 amongG1722 you, as your 2fellowG4850 elderG4850 and 3witnessG3144 of the sufferingsG3804 of ChristG5547, and a 4partakerG2844 alsoG2532 of the gloryG1391 that is to be revealedG601,

2shepherdG4165 5the flockG4168 of GodG2316 amongG1722 you, exercising oversightG1983 6not underG317 compulsionG317, but voluntarilyG1596, accordingG2596 to the will of GodG2316; and 7not for sordidG147 gainG147, but with eagernessG4290;

3norG3366 yet as 8lordingG2634 it overG2634 9thoseG3588 allottedG2819 to your chargeG2819, but 10provingG1096 to be 11examplesG5179 to the flockG4168.

4And when the ChiefG750 12ShepherdG750 appearsG5319, you will receiveG2865 the 13unfadingG262 14 15crownG4735 of gloryG1391.

Notes

1. 1 Peter 5:1 Acts 11:30 ↩
2. 1 Peter 5:1 2 John 1; 3 John 1 ↩
3. 1 Peter 5:1 Luke 24:48; Heb 12:1 ↩
4. 1 Peter 5:1 1 Pet 1:5, 7; 4:13; Rev 1:9 ↩
5. 1 Peter 5:2 John 21:16; Acts 20:28 ↩
6. 1 Peter 5:2 Philem 14 ↩
7. 1 Peter 5:2 1 Tim 3:8 ↩
8. 1 Peter 5:3 Ezek 34:4; Matt 20:25f ↩
9. 1 Peter 5:3 Lit the allotments ↩
10. 1 Peter 5:3 Or becoming ↩
11. 1 Peter 5:3 John 13:15; Phil 3:17; 1 Thess 1:7; 2 Thess 3:9; 1 Tim 4:12; Titus 2:7 ↩
12. 1 Peter 5:4 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
13. 1 Peter 5:4 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
14. 1 Peter 5:4 Lit wreath ↩
15. 1 Peter 5:4 1 Cor 9:25 ↩