“Even though you may have authority over the church in what you say or in the office which you occupy, you should never have a superior attitude toward others.”
Hilary of Arles, 5th c. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER
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3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
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1The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
— 1 Peter 5:3 —
4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.