1 Peter 5:2-4

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Peter 5:2 tn Grk “shepherd,” “tend,” “pastor.”
2. 1 Peter 5:2 tc A few significant and early witnesses mss (א* B sa) lack ἐπισκοποῦντες (episkopountes, “exercising oversight”), but the participle enjoys otherwise good ms support (P⁷² א² A P Ψ 33 1739 M lat bo). A decision is difficult because normally the shorter reading is preferred, especially when found in excellent witnesses. However, in this instance the omission may be due to a hesitation among some scribes to associate oversight with elders, since the later church viewed overseer/bishop as a separate office from elder.
3. 1 Peter 5:2 tn Or “not under compulsion/coercion.”
4. 1 Peter 5:2 tn Grk “according to God.”
5. 1 Peter 5:3 tn Grk “not as lording it over…but being examples.” The participles continue the command of v. 2 by describing how the shepherding should be carried out.
6. 1 Peter 5:3 tn Grk “the ones allotted,” referring to those God has given over to their care.
7. 1 Peter 5:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the logical sequence of events.