2 Hou as herders toesig oor die kudde van God wat onder julle is, nie uit dwang nie, maar gewilliglik; nie om vuil gewin nie, maar met bereidwilligheid;

3 ook nie as heersers oor die erfdeel nie, maar as voorbeelde vir die kudde.

4 En wanneer die Opperherder verskyn, sal julle die onverwelklike kroon van heerlikheid ontvang.

5 Net so moet julle, jongeres, aan die oueres onderdanig wees; en wees almal met ootmoed bekleed in onderdanigheid aan mekaar, want God weerstaan die hoogmoediges, maar aan die nederiges gee Hy genade.

2 Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away. 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.