1 Peter 5:3 - Amplified Bible - Classic EditionNot domineering [as arrogant, dictatorial, and overbearing persons] over those in your charge, but being examples (patterns and models of Christian living) to the flock (the congregation). See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. See the chapterCommon English BibleDon’t shepherd by ruling over those entrusted to your care, but become examples to the flock. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Versionnot so as to dominate by means of the clerical state, but so as to be formed into a flock from the heart. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionNeither as lording it over the clergy, but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. See the chapter |