1 Peter 5:1-4 ▼

1 Therefore I, being a fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, also a communicant of the glory which is about to be revealed, exhort the elders who are among you:

2 shepherdize the flock of God which is among you, not coercively, but willingly, for the sake of God; not for filthy lucre, but cheerfully.

3 Not as domineering over the heritages, but having become examples of the flock:

4 and chief Shepherd having appeared, you shall receive a crown of glory which will never fade away.