1 Peter 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Peter 5:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ποιμάνατε
poimaínō
G4165
to shepherd
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ποίμνιον
poímnion
G4168
flock
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἀναγκαστῶς
anankastōs
G317
by force
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἑκουσίως
hekousíōs
G1596
willingly
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
θεόν
theós
G2316
God
μηδὲ
mēdé
G3366
and not
αἰσχροκερδῶς
aischrokerdōs
G147
greed
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
προθύμως
prothýmōs
G4290
willingly
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight—not under compulsion, but willingly, according to God—and not greedily, but eagerly;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).