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Therefore, as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of the Messiah, and also a participant in the glory about to be revealed, I exhort the elders among you:
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shepherda God's flock among you, not overseeingb out of compulsion but freely, according to God's [will];c not for the money but eagerly;
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not lording it over those entrusted to you,d but being examplese to the flock.
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And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crownf of glory.
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