1 Peter 1:17

1:17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here ¹  in reverence.

1 Peter 5:2

5:2 Give a shepherd’s care to ²  God’s flock among you, exercising oversight ³  not merely as a duty ⁴  but willingly under God’s direction, ⁵  not for shameful profit but eagerly.

[1:17]  ¹ tn Grk “the time of your sojourn,” picturing the Christian’s life in this world as a temporary stay in a foreign country (cf. 1:1).

[5:2]  ² tn Grk “shepherd,” “tend,” “pastor.”

[5:2]  ³ tc A few important mss (א* B sa) lack ἐπισκοποῦντες (episkopounte", “exercising oversight”), but the participle enjoys otherwise good ms support (Ì⁷² א² A P Ψ 33 1739 Ï lat). 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.

[5:2]  ⁴ tn Or “not under compulsion/coercion.”

[5:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “according to God.”