1 Peter 5:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Feed 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;

The flock

Luke 12:32

1 Corinthians 9:7

Which is among you

Acts 20:26

Not by

1 Corinthians 9:16

Not for

Of

General references

Acts 20:33

Bible References

The flock

Fear not, little flock! for it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Who ever serveth as a soldier at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard without eating its fruit? Or who tendeth a flock and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?

Which is among you

Wherefore I testify to you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men;

Not by

For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

Not for

I have coveted no mans silver, or gold, or apparel.

Behold, I am ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a charge to you; for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

not given to wine, not a striker, but forbearing, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;

For a bishop must be without reproach, as Gods steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

merchandise of gold and of silver, and of precious stones and of pearls, and of fine linen and of purple, and of silk and of scarlet; and all citron wood, and all manner of vessels of ivory, and all manner of vessels of most costly wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

Of

Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

So, according to my ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also in Rome.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in good works.

Put them in mind to submit themselves to governments, to authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work,

General references

I have coveted no mans silver, or gold, or apparel.