Acts 20:28

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

²⁷ for I have not kept back from declaring to you all the counsel of God. ²⁸ Take heed to yourselves, therefore, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his blood. ²⁹ For I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come among you, not sparing the flock,

Church of God

Holy Spirit

Purchased with His Own Blood

Take Heed

Pay Attention

1 Corinthians 10:32

Be without offense both to Jews and Greeks, and the church of God,

Luke 12:32

Fear not, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

Acts 13:2

And while they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

Acts 20:29

For I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come among you, not sparing the flock,

Ephesians 1:7

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

Philippians 1:1

PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

1 Timothy 3:2

It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,

1 Peter 5:2-3

feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,

Revelation 5:9

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast killed and hast redeemed to God with thy blood [men] from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

John 21:15-17

When therefore they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.

Acts 14:23

And having appointed them elders in every church, and having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to the sanctified in Jesus Christ, called to be saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours.

1 Corinthians 12:8-11

For to one is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge by the same Spirit,

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God;

Ephesians 1:14

which is a pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.

1 Timothy 3:15-16

but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 4:16

Attend to yourself, and to teaching; continue in it, for doing this you will both save yourself and those that hear you.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be accounted worthy of a double compensation, especially those who labor in word and teaching.

Titus 1:7

For a bishop must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-indulgent, not soon angry, not given to wine, not contentious, not devoted to base gain,

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.

1 Peter 1:18-19

knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,

1 Peter 2:9

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should declare the virtues of him who called you out of darkness into his glorious light;

Matthew 2:6

And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter [a rock], and upon this rock will I build my assembly, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

Mark 13:9

But take heed to yourselves; they shall deliver you up to Sanhedrims, and you shall be beaten in synagogues, and shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

Luke 21:34

Take heed to yourselves, that your hearts be not oppressed with revelling and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day come upon you suddenly;

Acts 20:17

And from Miletus sending to Ephesus he called for the elders of the church.

1 Corinthians 9:26-27

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly, and so strike, not as one who beats the air;

1 Corinthians 11:22

Have you not [food] to eat and drink at your houses? or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who have not [houses]? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you? In this I commend you not.

1 Corinthians 12:28-31

And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then powers, then gifts of performing cures, aids, governments, different tongues.

Galatians 1:13

For you heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God and destroyed it;

Ephesians 4:11

And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

Colossians 1:14

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins,

Colossians 4:17

And say to Archippus, Attend to your ministry which you received in the Lord, to perform it fully.

1 Timothy 4:14

Neglect not the gift which is in you, which was given you by prophecy, with the imposition of hands of the eldership.

Hebrews 9:12-14

not with blood of goats and bullocks, but with his own blood, entered once into the sanctuary having found eternal redemption.

Hebrews 12:15

taking care that no one may come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up may make trouble and by it many be defiled,

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like lost sheep, but are now returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

1 John 1:7

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.