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1 Peter 5:2

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

1 Peter 5:2 BSB
  1. a NE and WH do not include watching over them.
  2. b WH, BYZ, and TR but willingly

1 Peter 5:2 has 37 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 21 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Titus 1:7 (15 votes) and 1 Timothy 3:8 (10 votes). 65 other verses point back to it. It links with 36 other books, from Genesis 31 to Revelation 18.

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Which verses does 1 Peter 5:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 37, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Titus 1:715 votes

    As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

  2. 1 Timothy 3:810 votes

    Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

  3. Acts 20:26–289 votes

    Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God. …

  4. Titus 3:19 votes

    Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

  5. 1 Timothy 3:36 votes

    not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

  6. Ezekiel 34:2–35 votes

    “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.

  7. 1 Corinthians 9:75 votes

    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

  8. Ezekiel 34:234 votes

    I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

  9. Ezekiel 34:314 votes

    ‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

  10. Micah 3:114 votes

    Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

  11. Micah 5:44 votes
  12. Micah 7:144 votes
  13. Zechariah 11:174 votes
  14. Malachi 1:104 votes
  15. Luke 12:324 votes
  16. John 21:15–174 votes
  17. 1 Corinthians 9:16–174 votes
  18. 2 Corinthians 12:14–154 votes
  19. Titus 1:114 votes
  20. Hebrews 12:154 votes

Which verses point to 1 Peter 5:2?

The 10 strongest of 65.