shepherd (A)the flock of God among you, exercising oversight (B)not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and (C)not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as (D)lording it over [a]those allotted to your charge, but [b]proving to be (E)examples to the flock.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:3 Lit the allotments
  2. 1 Peter 5:3 Or becoming