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"Shepherd the Flock of God"—1 Peter 5:2, elders' handbook, October 2021 and April 2022 editions (full text), “Chapter 14 'Child Abuse'”

April 2022Source ID src-ks-2021-1000-shepherd-flock-full-editionsAccessed 19 September 2026
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"Shepherd the Flock of God"—1 Peter 5:2, elders' handbook, October 2021 and April 2022 editions (full text), “Chapter 14 'Child Abuse'”

April 2022 · ch. 14 par. 6 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“Child abuse is a crime. In some jurisdictions, individuals who learn of an allegation of child abuse may be obligated by law to report the allegation to the secular authorities.”

Ch. 14 par. 6 ('Legal Considerations'), identical in the April 2021, October 2021 and April 2022 texts examined.

Provenance and verification note for "Shepherd the Flock of God"—1 Peter 5:2, elders' handbook, October 2021 and April 2022 editions (full text), Chapter 14 'Child Abuse'

Confidence note. Both full-edition PDFs downloaded and text-extracted; chapter 14 located (April 2022 at line 4124 of the extract). Used mainly as corroboration of the April 2021 chapter text.

Scan provenance. New Zealand Abuse in Care Royal Commission evidence library; NZ doc IDs EXT9990228 (April 2022, 274 pp.) and EXT9990227 (October 2021, 274 pp.; URL .../0019/28081/...chapter-14-child-abuse-october-2021.pdf).

Corroborated by. src-ks-2021-0400-shepherd-flock-ch12-ch14

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-ks-2021-1000-shepherd-flock-full-editions