32 Don’t be afraid,(A) little flock,(B) because your Father delights(C) to give you the kingdom.(D)

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32 “Do not be afraid,(A) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(B)

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16 But I have other sheep(A) that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.(B)

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16 I have other sheep(A) that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock(B) and one shepherd.(C)

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Who ever goes to war at his own expense?(A) Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

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Who serves as a soldier(A) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard(B) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?

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Shepherd God’s flock among you,(A) not overseeing[a] out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will;[b] not for the money but eagerly; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:2 Other mss omit overseeing
  2. 1 Peter 5:2 Other mss omit according to God’s will

Be shepherds of God’s flock(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,(C) but eager to serve; not lording it over(D) those entrusted to you, but being examples(E) to the flock.

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