Jump to Previous Accordance Authority Base Care Charge Cheerful Compulsion Constraint Dishonest Eager Eagerly Eagerness Exercise Exercising Feed Filthy Flock Forced Gain Gladly God's Greedy Lucre Mind Money Overseers Oversight Profit Ready Reluctantly Serve Serving Shameful Shepherd Shepherds Sordid Tend Thereof Unclean Using Voluntarily Wants Watch Willing WillinglyJump to Next Accordance Authority Base Care Charge Cheerful Compulsion Constraint Dishonest Eager Eagerly Eagerness Exercise Exercising Feed Filthy Flock Forced Gain Gladly God's Greedy Lucre Mind Money Overseers Oversight Profit Ready Reluctantly Serve Serving Shameful Shepherd Shepherds Sordid Tend Thereof Unclean Using Voluntarily Wants Watch Willing WillinglyParallel Verses English Standard Version shepherd 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; New American Standard Bible 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; King James Bible Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Holman Christian Standard Bible Shepherd God's flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God's will; not for the money but eagerly; International Standard Version Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires. NET Bible Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Shepherd the flock of God that follows you and give care spiritually, not by compulsion, but with pleasure, not by defiled profit, but with all your heart, GOD'S WORD® Translation Be shepherds over the flock God has entrusted to you. Watch over it as God does: Don't do this because you have to, but because you want to. Don't do it out of greed, but out of a desire to serve. King James 2000 Bible Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but of a ready mind; American King James Version Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; American Standard Version Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Douay-Rheims Bible Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint, but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake, but voluntarily: Darby Bible Translation shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily; English Revised Version Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according unto God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Webster's Bible Translation Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but from a ready mind; Weymouth New Testament Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds; World English Bible Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; Young's Literal Translation feed the flock of God that is among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind, Lexicon ποιμανατε verb - aorist active middle - second person poimaino  poy-mah'-ee-no: to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser) -- feed (cattle), rule. το definite article - accusative singular neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. υμιν personal pronoun - second person dative plural humin  hoo-min': to (with or by) you -- ye, you, your(-selves). ποιμνιον noun - accusative singular neuter poimnion  poym'-nee-on: a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers) -- flock. του definite article - genitive singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. θεου noun - genitive singular masculine theos  theh'-os: a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward). επισκοπουντες verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine episkopeo  ep-ee-skop-eh'-o: to oversee; by implication, to beware -- look diligently, take the oversight. μη particle - nominative me  may: any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. αναγκαστως adverb anagkastos  an-ang-kas-toce':  compulsorily -- by constraint. αλλ conjunction alla  al-lah': other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet. εκουσιως adverb hekousios  hek-oo-see'-ose: voluntarily -- wilfully, willingly. μηδε conjunction mede  may-deh': but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor -- neither, nor (yet), (no) not (once, so much as). αισχροκερδως adverb aischrokerdos  ahee-skhrok-er-doce':  sordidly -- for filthy lucre's sake. αλλα conjunction alla  al-lah': other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet. προθυμως adverb prothumos  proth-oo'-moce:  with alacrity -- willingly. 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