1 Peter 5:1


Shepherd the Flock of God

aTherefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your bfellow elder and cwitness of the sufferings of Christ, and a dpartaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,

1 Peter 5:2

2 shepherd athe flock of God among you, overseeing bnot under compulsion, but willingly, according to God; and cnot for dishonest gain, but with eagerness;

Titus 1:5


Qualifications of Elders

5 For this reason I left you in aCrete, that you would set in order what remains and bappoint celders in every city as I directed you,

Titus 1:7

7 For the 1aoverseer must be beyond reproach as bGod’s steward, not cself-willed, not quick-tempered, not daddicted to wine, not pugnacious, enot fond of dishonest gain,
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