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 Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Who ever warreth at his own charge? Who planteth a vineyard, and doth not eat of its fruit? Or who feedeth a flock, and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?

Which is among you

Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men:

Not by

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for a necessity lieth upon me, and wo is me, if I preach not the gospel.

Not for

I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

Forgive me this wrong. Behold the third time I am ready to come to you: yet I will not be burdensom to you; for I seek not yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Not given to wine, no striker, not desirous of filthy gain, but gentle, patient, not loving money;

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not desirous of filthy gain:

And through covetousness will they with feigned speeches make merchandize of you, whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

and silver, and precious stone, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all sorts of thyine wood, and all sorts of vessels of ivory, and all sorts of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

Of

But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Therefore, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are at Rome.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work:

General references

I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.