1 Peter 5:2 · WEB
“Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;”
— 1 Peter 5:2
Era
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
pastoral_instruction
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
Commandpastoral carevoluntary service
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