1 Peter 5:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

1 Peter 5:3 —

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Cross-References

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2 Thessalonians 3:9
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Philippians 3:17
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Ezekiel 34:4
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Matthew 20:25-26
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. …
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-4)

Here we may observe, I. The persons to whom this exhortation is given—to the presbyters, pastors, and spiritual guides of the church, elders by office, rather than by age, ministers of those churches to whom he wrote this epistle. II. The person who gives this exhortation—the apostle Peter: I exhort; and, to give force to this exhortation, he tells them he was their brother-presbyter or fellow-eld…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 3)

3. being lords--Greek, “lording it”: implying pride and oppression. “Not that we have dominion over your faith.” God’s heritage--Greek, “the inheritances,” that is, the portions of the Church committed severally to your pastoral charge [Bengel]. It is explained by “the flock” in the next clause. However, in 1Pe 5:2, “flock of God which is among you,” answering to “(God’s) heritages” (plural to exp…