2 hoidke teile hoida antud Jumala karja mitte sundusest, vaid vabast tahtest Jumala meele järgi, mitte alatu kasu tõttu, vaid innust,

3 mitte isandaina valitsedes kogudusi kui liisuosi, vaid olles karjale eeskujuks;

4 siis te saate, kui Ülimkarjane ilmub, närtsimatu aupärja!

5 Samuti teie, nooremad, alistuge vanemaile ja riietuge kõik alandlikkusega üksteise vastu; sest „Jumal paneb suurelistele vastu, aga alandlikele Ta annab armu!"

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.