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Parallel 1 PET 5:2

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BI 1 Pet 5:2 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)[ref]Carefully shepherd God’s people that you care for, not out of compulsion but willingly, listening to God, not greedily but enthusiastically,


5:2: Yhn 21:15-17.

OET-LVshepherd the flock of_ the _god among you_all, not compulsory, but willingly, according_to god, not greedily, but eagerly,

SR-GNTποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς, ἀλλὰ ἑκουσίως, κατὰ ˚Θεόν, μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς, ἀλλὰ προθύμως,
   (poimanate to en humin poimnion tou ˚Theou, maʸ anagkastōs, alla hekousiōs, kata ˚Theon, maʸde aisⱪrokerdōs, alla prothumōs,)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTShepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight—not under compulsion, but willingly, according to God—and not greedily, but eagerly;

USTYou elders, take care of the believers with you as if you were shepherds who take care of their flocks of sheep. Take care of them not because you must do it, but because you really want to, as God desires. Do not do this in a greedy manner to get money for doing it, but do it enthusiastically.

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


5:2 NE and WH do not include watching over them.

5:2 WH, BYZ, and TR but willingly

MSBBe shepherds of God’s flock [that is] among you, watching over them[fn] not out of compulsion, but willingly;[fn] not out of greed, but out of eagerness;


5:2 NE and WH do not include watching over them.

5:2 WH, MT, and TR; NA, SBL, and TH but willingly, as God would have you

BLBShepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but willingly according to God; and not for base gain but eagerly,


AICNTShepherd the flock of God among you, [overseeing][fn] not by compulsion but willingly [according to God];[fn] not for shameful gain, but eagerly;


5:2, overseeing: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) B(03)

5:2, according to God: Absent from some manuscripts. BYZ TR

OEBI beg you to be true shepherds of the flock of God among you, not because you are compelled, but of your own free will; not from a base love of gain, but with a ready spirit;

WEBBEshepherd the flock of God which is amongst you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

WMBB (Same as above)

NETGive a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

LSVfeed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not by compulsion, but willingly, neither for shameful gain, but eagerly,

FBVLook after God's flock you have been given to care for, watching over it not because you're forced to, but gladly, as God wants you to. Do this willingly, not looking to make a profit from it.

TCNTShepherd the flock of God that is among you, [fn]exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but [fn]willingly; not for sordid gain, but eagerly.


5:2 exercising oversight, 95% ¦ — WH 0.8%

5:2 willingly; ¦ willingly, according to the will of God; ECM NA SBL TH

T4TI appeal to you elders to take care of the people who are in your congregations [MET] as shepherds take care of their flocks of sheep. Do this, not because you must do it, but instead do it willingly, as God desires. Do not be greedy to get a lot of money for doing it, but instead do it enthusiastically/wholeheartedly.

LEBNo LEB 1 PET book available

BBEKeep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

MoffNo Moff 1 PET book available

WymthBe shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;

ASVTend 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;

DRAFeed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint, but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre’s sake, but voluntarily:

YLTfeed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

Drbyshepherd the flock of [fn]God which [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;


5.2 Elohim

RVTend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according unto God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

SLTTend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will;

WbstrFeed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of it , not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but from a ready mind;

KJB-1769Feed 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;

KJB-1611Feede the flocke of God [fn]which is among you, taking the ouersight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)


5:2 Or, as much as in you is.

BshpsNo Bshps 1 PET book available

GnvaFeede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpon you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
   (Feed the flock of God, which dependeth upon you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind: )

CvdlNo Cvdl 1 PET book available

TNTse that ye fede Christes flocke which is amonge you takynge the oversyght of them
   (see that ye/you_all feed Christ’s flock which is among you taking the oversyght of them )

WyclNo Wycl 1 PET book available

LuthNo Luth 1 PET book available

ClVgpascite qui in vobis est gregem Dei, providentes non coacte, sed spontanee secundum Deum: neque turpis lucri gratia, sed voluntarie:[fn]
   (feedse who in/into/on to_you it_is flock of_God, providentes not/no coacte, but willingly/voluntarily after/second God: nor turpis lucri grace, but voluntarie: )


5.2 Non coacte. Nolite prædicare Evangelium, ut de Evangelio vivere possitis, sed spontanee secundum Deum, id est tantum intuitu supernæ mercedis.


5.2 Not/No coacte. Don't beforedicare the_Gospel, as from/about Evangelio to_live canis, but willingly/voluntarily after/second God, id it_is only intuitu supernæ mercedis.

UGNTποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐπισκοποῦντες μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς, ἀλλὰ ἑκουσίως, κατὰ Θεόν; μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς, ἀλλὰ προθύμως;
   (poimanate to en humin poimnion tou Theou, episkopountes maʸ anagkastōs, alla hekousiōs, kata Theon; maʸde aisⱪrokerdōs, alla prothumōs;)

SBL-GNTποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ⸀ἐπισκοποῦντες μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς ἀλλὰ ἑκουσίως ⸂κατὰ θεόν⸃, μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς ἀλλὰ προθύμως,
   (poimanate to en humin poimnion tou theou, ⸀episkopountes maʸ anagkastōs alla hekousiōs ⸂kata theon⸃, maʸde aisⱪrokerdōs alla prothumōs,)

RP-GNTποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐπισκοποῦντες μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς, ἀλλ' ἑκουσίως· μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς, ἀλλὰ προθύμως·
   (poimanate to en humin poimnion tou theou, episkopountes maʸ anagkastōs, all' hekousiōs; maʸde aisⱪrokerdōs, alla prothumōs;)

TC-GNTποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, [fn]ἐπισκοποῦντες μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς, [fn]ἀλλ᾽ [fn]ἑκουσίως· μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς, ἀλλὰ προθύμως·
   (poimanate to en humin poimnion tou Theou, episkopountes maʸ anagkastōs, all hekousiōs; maʸde aisⱪrokerdōs, alla prothumōs; )


5:2 επισκοπουντες 95% ¦ — WH 0.8%

5:2 αλλ ¦ αλλα NA27 SBL TH WH

5:2 εκουσιως ¦ εκουσιως κατα θεον ECM NA SBL TH

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

5:2 Care for the flock (literally Shepherd the flock): Our word pastor comes from New Testament imagery of a shepherd pasturing his flock.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ποιμάνατε τὸ & ποίμνιον τοῦ Θεοῦ

shepherd the & flock ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here Peter uses Shepherd to refer to leading and taking care of believers, and he uses flock to refer to those believers. Elders who lead assemblies of believers should take care of those believers like shepherds take care of their sheep. Since the shepherd and sheep metaphors are important metaphors in the Bible, you should keep the metaphors in your translation or use similes. Alternate translation: [Take care of God’s people as if they were a flock of sheep]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπισκοποῦντες μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ Θεοῦ μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς ἀλλὰ ἑκουσίως κατὰ Θεόν μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς ἀλλὰ προθύμως)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of oversight and compulsion, you can express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [supervising—not because you must do so]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐπισκοποῦντες μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ Θεοῦ μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς ἀλλὰ ἑκουσίως κατὰ Θεόν μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς ἀλλὰ προθύμως)

Peter is leaving out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [exercising oversight over them—not doing this under compulsion]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς, ἀλλὰ ἑκουσίως

not compulsory but willingly

The phrases not under compulsion and willingly mean the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that Peter wants church leaders to voluntarily take care of believers. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [with complete willingness]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατὰ Θεόν

according_to God

This phrase refers to acting according to God’s will or requirements. If this might confuse your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [according to God’s will] or [as God wants you to]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς, ἀλλὰ προθύμως

not greedily but eagerly

The phrases not greedily and eagerly mean basically the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that Peter wants church leaders to eagerly take care of believers. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [with complete eagerness]

BI 1 Pet 5:2 ©