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;
What does 1 Peter 5:2 mean?
The apostle Peter does not command, but exhorts. He does not claim power to rule over all pastors and churches.
Key themes
HopeSuffering and trialsTruthExile
Read with
Keep this verse inside 1 Peter 5:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.