1 Peter 5:2

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1 Peter 5:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

The flock

Which is among you

Psalm 78:71

Acts 20:26

Not by

Isaiah 6:8

1 Corinthians 9:16

Not for

Of

General references

Genesis 31:40

Ezekiel 46:24

Acts 20:33

Bible References

The flock

Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses.
Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,

But if you will not listen to it,
My soul will sob in secret for such pride;
And my eyes will bitterly weep
And flow down with tears,
Because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

“As for you, My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God,” declares the Lord God.

“Woe to the worthless shepherd
Who leaves the flock!
A sword will be on his arm
And on his right eye!
His arm will be totally withered
And his right eye will be blind.”

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.

Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?

Which is among you

From

the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him

To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Not by

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel.

Not for

And the dogs are

greedy, they are not satisfied.

And they are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

“Therefore I will give their wives to others,
Their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.

Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests instruct for a price
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“Is not the Lord in our midst?
Calamity will not come upon us.”

“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from you.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

Here for this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I do not seek what is yours, but you; for children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

For the

overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and bronze and iron and marble,

Of

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,

General references

Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

Then he said to me, “These are the boiling places where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.