Where a verse leads
1 Peter 5:2: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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;”1 Peter 5:2
1 Peter 5:2 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 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; 3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 Peter 5 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 1 Peter 5:2 mean?
1 Peter 5:2 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 Peter 5:2 in the Bible?
1 Peter 5:2 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 Peter 5:2 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Peter 5:2 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.