Acts 20:28

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

²⁷ for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God. ²⁸ 'Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood, ²⁹ for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,

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1 Corinthians 10:32

become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;

Isaiah 40:11

As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth them: Suckling ones He leadeth.

Micah 7:14

Rule Thou Thy people with Thy rod, The flock of Thine inheritance, Dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel, They enjoy Bashan and Gilead as in days of old.

Luke 12:32

'Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

Acts 13:2

and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'

Acts 20:29

for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,

Ephesians 1:7

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

1 Timothy 3:2

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

1 Peter 5:2-3

feed the flock of God that is among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

Revelation 5:9

and they sing a new song, saying, 'Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

John 21:15-17

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

Acts 14:23

and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place -- both theirs and ours:

1 Corinthians 12:8-11

for to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 15:9

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

Ephesians 1:14

which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.

1 Timothy 3:15-16

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

1 Timothy 4:16

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

1 Timothy 5:17

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

Titus 1:7

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Hebrews 13:17

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.

1 Peter 1:18-19

having known that, not with corruptible things -- silver or gold -- were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,

1 Peter 2:9

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

2 Chronicles 19:6-7

and saith unto the judges, 'See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the matter of judgment;

Psalm 74:2

Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion -- Thou didst dwell in it.

Psalm 78:70-72

And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.

Song of Songs 1:7-8

Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?

Isaiah 53:10-12

And Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed -- he prolongeth days, And the pleasure of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper.

Isaiah 63:11

And He remembereth the days of old, Moses -- his people. Where is He who is bringing them up from the sea, The shepherd of his flock? Where is He who is putting in its midst His Holy Spirit?

Jeremiah 3:15

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 13:17

And if ye do not hear it, In secret places doth my soul weep, because of pride, Yea, it weepeth sore, And the tear cometh down mine eyes, For the flock of Jehovah hath been taken captive.

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes, and see those coming in from the north, Where is the drove given to thee, thy beautiful flock?

Jeremiah 31:10

Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd doth his flock,

Ezekiel 34:3

The fat ye do eat, and the wool ye put on, The fed one ye slaughter, the flock ye feed not.

Ezekiel 34:31

And ye, My flock, the flock of My pasture, Men ye are -- I am your God, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

Micah 5:4

And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

Zechariah 11:4

Thus said Jehovah my God: 'Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Matthew 2:6

And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

Matthew 16:18

'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

Mark 13:9

'And take ye heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims, and to synagogues, ye shall be beaten, and before governors and kings ye shall be set for my sake, for a testimony to them;

Luke 21:34

'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

Acts 20:17

And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

1 Corinthians 9:26-27

I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;

1 Corinthians 11:22

why, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!

1 Corinthians 12:28-31

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

Galatians 1:13

for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,

Ephesians 4:11

and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,

Colossians 1:14

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins,

Colossians 4:17

and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'

1 Timothy 3:5

(and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

1 Timothy 4:14

be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;

Hebrews 9:12-14

neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained;

Hebrews 12:15

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

1 Peter 2:25

for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

1 John 1:7

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light -- we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;