1 Peter

1 Peter 5:2

²Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them^b not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;^c not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

Footnotes

b 5:2 NE and WH do not include watching over them.
c 5:2 WH, BYZ, and TR but willingly

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be shepherds	ποιμάνατε	poimanate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4165 I shepherd, tend
of God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
flock	ποίμνιον	poimnion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4168 a little flock
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
watching over them	ἐπισκοποῦντες	episkopountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1983 I exercise oversight, care for
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
out of compulsion	ἀναγκαστῶς	anankastōs	Adverb	G317 by force, necessarily
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
willingly	ἑκουσίως	hekousiōs	Adverb	G1596 willingly
as God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
would have you	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
not	μηδὲ	mēde	Conjunction	G3366 and not, not even
out of greed	αἰσχροκερδῶς	aischrokerdōs	Adverb	G147 greedily
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
out of eagerness	προθύμως	prothymōs	Adverb	G4290 readily

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Titus 1:7 · 1 Timothy 3:8 · Acts 20:26–28 · Titus 3:1 · 1 Timothy 3:3 · 1 Corinthians 9:7 · Ezekiel 34:2–3 · John 21:15–17 · Ezekiel 34:23 · Micah 7:14 · Hebrews 12:15 · Zechariah 11:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.