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1 Peter 5:1-3

1 To Elders and Young Men
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed:

2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve;

3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

Cross References for 1 Peter 5:1-3

2 Corinthians 5:1 - Our Heavenly Dwelling Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a b... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:1

Romans 3:23 - for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Click to read the verse Romans 3:23 Click to read the verse Romans 3:23

1 Timothy 5:1 - Advice About Widows, Elders and Slaves Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:1 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:1

1 Timothy 5:19 - Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:19 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:19

Exodus 3:16 - “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God ... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:16 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:16

1 Peter 1:7 - These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refin... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:7 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:7

1 Timothy 6:2 - Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brother... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:2 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:2

Acts 20:28 - Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. B... Click to read the verse Acts 20:28 Click to read the verse Acts 20:28

Philippians 4:19 - And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Click to read the verse Philippians 4:19 Click to read the verse Philippians 4:19

2 Corinthians 5:6 - Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are aw... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:6 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:6

Acts 11:30 - This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. Click to read the verse Acts 11:30 Click to read the verse Acts 11:30

Acts 20:17 - From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. Click to read the verse Acts 20:17 Click to read the verse Acts 20:17

Philippians 1:19 - for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has... Click to read the verse Philippians 1:19 Click to read the verse Philippians 1:19

1 Peter 1:12 - It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the t... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:12 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:12

1 John 3:2 - Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But ... Click to read the verse 1 John 3:2 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:2

Acts 14:23 - Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commit... Click to read the verse Acts 14:23 Click to read the verse Acts 14:23

Hebrews 3:1 - Jesus Greater Than Moses Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:1 Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:1

1 John 1:3 - We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. A... Click to read the verse 1 John 1:3 Click to read the verse 1 John 1:3

Acts 3:15 - You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. Click to read the verse Acts 3:15 Click to read the verse Acts 3:15

Hebrews 2:10 - In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything e... Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:10

Philippians 1:21-23 - For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Click to read the verse Philippians 1:21-23 Click to read the verse Philippians 1:21-23

Colossians 1:12 - giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:12 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:12

Hebrews 3:14 - We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:14 Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:14

2 Timothy 4:8 - Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, w... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 4:8 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 4:8

Colossians 3:3-4 - For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Click to read the verse Colossians 3:3-4 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:3-4

2 Peter 1:1 - Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of o... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 1:1 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 1:1

1 Corinthians 2:7 - No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for ou... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:7 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:7

2 Samuel 7:7 - Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I com... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 7:7 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 7:7

Acts 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in J... Click to read the verse Acts 1:8 Click to read the verse Acts 1:8

John 15:26-27 - “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goe... Click to read the verse John 15:26-27 Click to read the verse John 15:26-27

Titus 1:5 - Titus’s Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was... Click to read the verse Titus 1:5 Click to read the verse Titus 1:5

1 Corinthians 9:26 - Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:26 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:26

1 Corinthians 3:14 - If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:14 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:14

Matthew 16:17 - Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, b... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:17 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:17

Acts 2:32 - God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. Click to read the verse Acts 2:32 Click to read the verse Acts 2:32

Acts 5:30-32 - The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead—whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. Click to read the verse Acts 5:30-32 Click to read the verse Acts 5:30-32

1 Peter 5:4 - And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade a... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:4 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:4

1 John 1:2 - The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, ... Click to read the verse 1 John 1:2 Click to read the verse 1 John 1:2

1 Peter 1:3-5 - Praise to God for a Living Hope Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In hi... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:3-5 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:3-5

Romans 8:18 - Future Glory I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that... Click to read the verse Romans 8:18 Click to read the verse Romans 8:18

2 John 1:1 - The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but al... Click to read the verse 2 John 1:1 Click to read the verse 2 John 1:1

2 Corinthians 5:8 - We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:8 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:8

1 Peter 4:13 - But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:13 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:13

Philemon 1:9 - yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of... Click to read the verse Philemon 1:9 Click to read the verse Philemon 1:9

Luke 1:2 - just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants ... Click to read the verse Luke 1:2 Click to read the verse Luke 1:2

John 15:27 - And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. Click to read the verse John 15:27 Click to read the verse John 15:27

Revelation 1:9 - One Like a Son of Man I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and pati... Click to read the verse Revelation 1:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 1:9

Acts 1:22 - beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these mus... Click to read the verse Acts 1:22 Click to read the verse Acts 1:22

Acts 21:18 - The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. Click to read the verse Acts 21:18 Click to read the verse Acts 21:18

Acts 15:32 - Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers. Click to read the verse Acts 15:32 Click to read the verse Acts 15:32

1 Corinthians 9:23 - I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:23 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:23

Romans 8:17-18 - Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we s... Click to read the verse Romans 8:17-18 Click to read the verse Romans 8:17-18

Acts 10:39-41 - “We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed... Click to read the verse Acts 10:39-41 Click to read the verse Acts 10:39-41

Luke 24:48 - You are witnesses of these things. Click to read the verse Luke 24:48 Click to read the verse Luke 24:48

John 19:35 - The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the t... Click to read the verse John 19:35 Click to read the verse John 19:35

Acts 15:4 - When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to w... Click to read the verse Acts 15:4 Click to read the verse Acts 15:4

2 John 1:1-3 - The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but al... Click to read the verse 2 John 1:1-3 Click to read the verse 2 John 1:1-3

Acts 15:6 - The apostles and elders met to consider this question. Click to read the verse Acts 15:6 Click to read the verse Acts 15:6

Acts 15:22-23 - The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, ... Click to read the verse Acts 15:22-23 Click to read the verse Acts 15:22-23

Philippians 1:7 - It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether... Click to read the verse Philippians 1:7 Click to read the verse Philippians 1:7

Philemon 1:17 - So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. Click to read the verse Philemon 1:17 Click to read the verse Philemon 1:17

Psalms 73:24-25 - You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:24-25 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:24-25