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href="/bsb/1_peter/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_peter/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_peter/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_peter/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />not as exercising lordship over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_peter/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither as being lords over <i>God's</i> heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_peter/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_peter/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />nor yet as domineering over those assigned to your care, but by proving to be examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_peter/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_peter/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_peter/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />nor yet as lording it over those allotted to you, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_peter/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />not lording it over those assigned to your care [do not be arrogant or overbearing], but be examples [of Christian living] to the flock [set a pattern of integrity for your congregation].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_peter/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_peter/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_peter/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_peter/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be bossy to those people who are in your care, but set an example for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_peter/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_peter/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't be rulers over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_peter/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not try to rule over those who have been put in your care, but be examples to the flock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_peter/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not lord it over the people entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_peter/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_peter/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_peter/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_peter/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_peter/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_peter/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but becoming patterns for the flock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />not as exercising lordship over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_peter/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_peter/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Neither as ruling over the portions obtained by lot, but being types of the flock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_peter/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither as lording it over the clergy, but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_peter/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />not so as to dominate by means of the clerical state, but so as to be formed into a flock from the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_peter/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Live not as overlords over the flock, but as good examples to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Not as lords of the flock, but as you would be excellent examples.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_peter/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />neither as being lords over <i>God's</i> possessions, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_peter/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Not as domineering over the heritages, but having become examples of the flock:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_peter/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />not as domineering over your allotted congregations, but as being examples of the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_peter/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />not to domineer over the laity, but to be examples for their imitation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_peter/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />neither as lording <i>it</i> over the allotted charges, but becoming examples to the flock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_peter/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />nor as lording it over the people, but being examples to the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/5-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=912" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/5.htm">Instructions to Elders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3366.htm" title="3366: mēd’ (Conj) -- And not, not even, neither?nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.">not</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner."></a> <a href="/greek/2634.htm" title="2634: katakyrieuontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To exercise authority over, overpower, master. From kata and kurieuo; to lord against, i.e. Control, subjugate.">lording it over</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2819.htm" title="2819: klērōn (N-GMP) -- (a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation. ">those entrusted to you,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: ginomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">being</a> <a href="/greek/5179.htm" title="5179: typoi (N-NMP) -- From tupto; a die, i.e. a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. A statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler, i.e. A model or instance.">examples</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/4168.htm" title="4168: poimniou (N-GNS) -- A little flock. Neuter of a presumed derivative of poimne; a flock, i.e. group.">flock.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25-28</a></span><br />But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Mark 10:42-45</a></span><br />So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-13.htm">John 13:13-15</a></span><br />You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. / So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. / I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">2 Corinthians 1:24</a></span><br />Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:7-8</a></span><br />On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. / We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm">1 Timothy 4:12</a></span><br />Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-1.htm">1 Timothy 5:1-2</a></span><br />Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, / older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Titus 1:7-9</a></span><br />As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. / Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. / He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Hebrews 13:7</a></span><br />Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a></span><br />Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-1.htm">James 3:1</a></span><br />Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-4</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-4</a></span><br />“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. / Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Zechariah 11:17</a></span><br />Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4</a></b></br> The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up <i>that which was</i> broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25,26</a></b></br> But Jesus called them <i>unto him</i>, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-8.htm">Matthew 23:8-10</a></b></br> But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, <i>even</i> Christ; and all ye are brethren… </p><p class="hdg">being lords over.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></b></br> But ye <i>are</i> a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Deuteronomy 32:9</a></b></br> For the LORD'S portion <i>is</i> his people; Jacob <i>is</i> the lot of his inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Psalm 33:12</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the nation whose God <i>is</i> the LORD; <i>and</i> the people <i>whom</i> he hath chosen for his own inheritance.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/11-11.htm">1 Corinthians 11:11</a></b></br> Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/3-17.htm">Philippians 3:17</a></b></br> Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/4-9.htm">Philippians 4:9</a></b></br> Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/titus/1-5.htm">Churches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Domineering</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-7.htm">Ensamples</a> <a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm">Examples</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Exercising</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Heritages</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Imitate</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-7.htm">Models</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Patterns</a> <a href="/james/1-3.htm">Proving</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/1-1.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-11.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/revelation/1-4.htm">Churches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Domineering</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">Ensamples</a> <a href="/revelation/20-4.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/3_john/1-11.htm">Examples</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-14.htm">Exercising</a> <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/21-7.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Heritages</a> <a href="/3_john/1-11.htm">Imitate</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-5.htm">Models</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Patterns</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Proving</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/5-1.htm">He exhorts the elders to feed their flocks;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">the younger to obey;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">and all to be sober, watchful, and constant in the faith;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">and to resist the cruel adversary the devil.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "lording it over" suggests a domineering or authoritarian approach, which contrasts with the servant leadership model exemplified by Jesus Christ (<a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25-28</a>). In the Greco-Roman world, hierarchical structures were common, and leaders often exercised power in a top-down manner. However, Peter calls for a different approach, one that reflects humility and service. The phrase "those entrusted to you" indicates a stewardship responsibility. Leaders are caretakers of God's people, a theme echoed in passages like <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a>, where leaders are accountable to God for their oversight. This stewardship is a sacred trust, aligning with the biblical principle that all authority is ultimately derived from God (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1</a>).<p><b>but being examples to the flock</b><br>Peter contrasts authoritarian leadership with the call to be "examples to the flock." This reflects the biblical principle of leading by example, as seen in Paul's exhortation to Timothy in <a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm">1 Timothy 4:12</a>. The imagery of a "flock" is consistent with the pastoral metaphor used throughout Scripture, where God's people are often depicted as sheep (Psalm 23, <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a>). Shepherds in biblical times were responsible for guiding, protecting, and nurturing their sheep, a role that required patience and dedication. By being examples, leaders demonstrate the character and conduct expected of all believers, embodying the teachings of Christ. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative of imitation, where believers are encouraged to imitate Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/11.htm">1 Corinthians 11:1</a>) and other godly leaders (<a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Hebrews 13:7</a>). The emphasis on example underscores the transformative power of lived faith, where actions speak louder than words, and integrity in leadership fosters trust and unity within the community.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct the early Christian communities.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elders.htm">Elders</a></b><br>The primary audience of this passage, elders are leaders within the early church responsible for shepherding the believers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flock.htm">The Flock</a></b><br>This term refers to the congregation or the body of believers who are under the care of the elders.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_christian_communities.htm">Early Christian Communities</a></b><br>The recipients of Peter's letter, these communities were spread across Asia Minor and faced various challenges, including persecution.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/asia_minor.htm">Asia Minor</a></b><br>The region where the early Christian communities were located, which is modern-day Turkey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/servant_leadership.htm">Servant Leadership</a></b><br>Elders are called to lead by serving, not by exerting authority or control. This reflects the heart of Christ's teaching on leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/modeling_christ-like_behavior.htm">Modeling Christ-like Behavior</a></b><br>Leaders should live in a way that others can imitate, demonstrating the character and love of Christ in their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_stewardship.htm">Responsibility of Stewardship</a></b><br>Those entrusted with leadership have a sacred responsibility to care for and nurture the spiritual well-being of their congregation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_leadership.htm">Humility in Leadership</a></b><br>True leadership in the church is marked by humility and a willingness to put others' needs above one's own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god.htm">Accountability to God</a></b><br>Elders must remember that they are ultimately accountable to God for how they lead and care for His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_heavy_shepherding.htm">What is heavy shepherding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'feed_my_sheep'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Feed My Sheep'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_an_elder's_church_duties.htm">What are an elder's duties in the church?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_parenting.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on raising children?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Neither as being lords.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">nor yet as lording it.</span> The English version is somewhat too strict for the Greek and for the sense. There is a sense in which the heads of the Church are, and ought to be, lords and princes over the rest; but this is very different from "lording it," acting tyrannically, forgetting the constitutional rights of their subjects.<p><span class= "bld">Over God's heritage.</span>--Quite literally, <span class= "ital">Over the lots.</span> The word first of all means (as in <a href="/matthew/27-35.htm" title="And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and on my clothing did they cast lots.">Matthew 27:35</a> or <a href="/acts/1-26.htm" title="And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.">Acts 1:26</a>) the actual scrap of paper or wood that was tossed. Then it comes to mean (like the word "lot" in the language of auctions) the piece of property that falls by lot to any one's share. Then all notion of <span class= "ital">chance</span> disappears, and it comes to mean the portion assigned to any one. So St. Peter says that Simon Magus has "no share nor lot in this thing" (<a href="/acts/8-21.htm" title="You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right in the sight of God.">Acts 8:21</a>). In <a href="/acts/26-18.htm" title="To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.">Acts 26:18</a>, <a href="/colossians/1-12.htm" title=" Giving thanks to the Father, which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:">Colossians 1:12</a>, the same word is rendered "inheritance." In <a href="/acts/17-4.htm" title="And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.">Acts 17:4</a>, our version endeavours, not very successfully, through the Latin word "consorted," to keep up the underlying notion of the Greek, which literally is "were <span class= "ital">allotted</span> to Paul and Silas." Here, therefore, we must understand "the lots," over which the clergy are not to lord it, to be the different congregations, districts, parishes, dioceses, which had been allotted to them. At the same time it does not at all imply that any process like drawing of lots had been resorted to in their appointment, as is seen from <a href="/acts/17-4.htm" title="And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.">Acts 17:4</a>, just cited. It will be seen that our version is misleading in substituting singular for plural, and in inserting the word "God's." The whole flock is God's (<a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm" title="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;">1Peter 5:2</a>), purchased with His own blood; but the "allotments" are the portions assigned by Him to the different clergy. It is some consolation to see, when we groan under the lives and characters of some church officers now, that even in the Apostles' days cowardice, greed, and self-assertion were not unknown. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Neither as being lords over God's heritage</span>; rather, as in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you</span>. The <span class="greek">κατά ιν τηε</span> verb <span class="greek">κατακυριέω</span> is not only intensive, it implies something of scorn and tyranny or even of hostility, as also in <span class="greek">καταδυναστεύω</span> (<a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a>); comp. <a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25</a>. The literal rendering of the clause is, "lording it over the lots." The Authorized Version, following Beza, supplies <span class="greek">τοῦ Θεοῦ</span>, "God's heritage." But if this were the apostle's meaning, he would surely have used the singular, <span class="greek">κλῆρος</span>, "the lot or portion of God;" and it is very unlikely that he would have left the most important word to be supplied. Some commentators take <span class="greek">κλῆροι</span> in its modern sense, of the clergy, as if St. Peter was commanding the bishops not to tyrannize over the inferior clergy. But this view involves an anachronism; the word had not acquired this meaning in St. Peter's time. It is clearly best to understand it of the lots or portions assigned to individual presbyters. The word <span class="greek">κλῆρος</span> originally meant a "lot" (<a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35</a>; <a href="/acts/1-26.htm">Acts 1:26</a>), then portions assigned by casting lots, as the possessions of the tribes of Israel (<a href="/joshua/18.htm">Joshua 18</a> and 19), then any portion or inheritance however obtained; thus in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a> the Lord is said to be the Inheritance <span class="greek">κλῆρος</span> of the Levites. In later times the word was applied to the clergy, who were regarded as, in a special sense, the Lord's portion or inheritance, perhaps because God was pleased to take the tribe of Levi instead of the firstborn, saying, the Levites shall be mine (<a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Numbers 3:12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">But being ensamples to the flock</span>; literally, <span class="accented">becoming examples</span>. They must imitate the great Example, the Lord Jesus, and, by gradual imitation of his blessed character, become examples themselves. Thus they will acquire a more salutary influence and a truer authority. "The life should command, and the tongue persuade" (Athanasius, quoted by Fronmuller). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_peter/5-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">μηδ’</span> <span class="translit">(mēd’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3366.htm">Strong's 3366: </a> </span><span class="str2">And not, not even, neither?nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lording it over</span><br /><span class="grk">κατακυριεύοντες</span> <span class="translit">(katakyrieuontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2634.htm">Strong's 2634: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise authority over, overpower, master. From kata and kurieuo; to lord against, i.e. Control, subjugate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those entrusted to you,</span><br /><span class="grk">κλήρων</span> <span class="translit">(klērōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2819.htm">Strong's 2819: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">being</span><br /><span class="grk">γινόμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(ginomenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">examples</span><br /><span class="grk">τύποι</span> <span class="translit">(typoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5179.htm">Strong's 5179: </a> </span><span class="str2">From tupto; a die, i.e. a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. A statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler, i.e. A model or instance.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flock.</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιμνίου</span> <span class="translit">(poimniou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4168.htm">Strong's 4168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little flock. Neuter of a presumed derivative of poimne; a flock, i.e. group.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_peter/5-3.htm">NT Letters: 1 Peter 5:3 Neither as lording it over those entrusted (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Peter 5:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Peter 5:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_peter/5-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Peter 5:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Peter 5:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>