1 Peter 5

Leadership and Humility

1 Therefore I, your fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and**The conjunction "and" is supplied here to make it clear that the following phrase refers also to the author of the letter and not to Christ also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you: 2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly, 3 and not as lording it over those under your care*Literally "the portion", but being examples for the flock.