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1 Peter 5:2

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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ποιμάνατεpoimanateFeedποιμαίνω (poimainō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Feed”, a single actionG4165I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern.Feedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenwhich is amongἐνpreposition — “which is among”G1722in, on, among.which is amongὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youποίμνιονpoimnionflockποίμνιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “flock”, the object formG4168a little flock.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountestaking the oversightἐπισκοπέω (episkopeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “taking the oversight”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1983I exercise oversight, care for, visit.taking the oversightμὴmēthereof, notμήadverb — “thereof, not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.thereof, notἀναγκαστῶςanankastōsby constraintἀναγκαστῶςadverb — “by constraint”G317by way of compulsion, unwillingly, by force, necessarily.by constraintἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἑκουσίωςhekousiōswillinglyἑκουσίωςadverb — “willingly”G1596willingly, of one's own accord, spontaneously.willinglyκατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.μηδὲmēdenotμηδέconjunction — “not”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.notαἰσχροκερδῶςaischrokerdōsfor filthy lucreαἰσχροκερδῶςadverb — “for filthy lucre”G147greedily, in a spirit of eagerness for base gain.for filthy lucreἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butπροθύμωςprothumōsof a ready mindπροθύμωςadverb — “of a ready mind”G4290readily, eagerly, with a ready mind, cheerfully.of a ready mind

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

feed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Young’s Literal Translation

feed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

World English Bible

shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

Darby Translation

shepherd the flock of God which [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;

Douay-Rheims

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint, but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre’s sake, but voluntarily:

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