¹⁷ For if I do this voluntarily, I have a ^(A)reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a ^(B)commission nonetheless.

² shepherd ^(A)the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, ^(B)not under compulsion but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and ^(C)not ^[a]with greed but with eagerness; ³ nor yet as ^(D)domineering over ^[b]those assigned to your care, but by ^[c]proving to be ^[d](E)examples to the flock. ⁴ And when the Chief ^(F)Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^(G)unfading ^[e](H)crown of glory.