1 Peter 5:3 (YLT)

Passage

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:1 Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

1 Peter 5:2 feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

1 Peter 5:3 neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

1 Peter 5:4 and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "exercising", "lordship", "over", "heritages", "patterns", "becoming", and "flock". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "exercising", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "feed the flock of God that FI..." into verse 4's "and at the manifestation of the chief...", so "neither" and "exercising" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "exercising" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.