How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
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TSK · 1 Peter 5:3
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You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.
But Jesus called them and said,“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
Jesus called them and said to them,“You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.
I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.
in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.