| 1 | So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed. |
| 2 | Tend the flock of God that is your charge, not by constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly, |
| 3 | not as domineering over those in your charge but being examples to the flock. |
| 4 | And when the chief Shepherd is manifested you will obtain the unfading crown of glory. |