Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
The flock
Which is among you
Not by
General references
Bible References
The flock
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock; because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
1 Corinthians 9:7
Whoever goes to war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? or who shepherdizes a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock?
Which is among you
Acts 20:26
Therefore I witness to you this clay, that I am pure from the blood of all men;
Not by
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, there is no boasting to me; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I may not preach the gospel.
Not for
Acts 20:33
I have not sought the silver, or gold, or raiment of any one;
2 Corinthians 12:14
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not spare: for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasures for the parents, but the parents for the children,
1 Timothy 3:3
not given to wine, not a controvertist; but gentle, peaceable, not a money lover;
Titus 1:7
For it behooves the bishop to be blameless, as the steward of God; not audacious, not irascible, not given to wine, not a controvertist, not fond of filthy lucre;
2 Peter 2:3
and in their covetousness they will sell you with their soft speeches: unto whom judgment from olden time tarries not, and their destruction does not slumber.
Revelation 18:12
their merchandise of gold, and of silver, and of precious stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen; and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most valuable wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble;
Of
Romans 1:15
so to my utmost ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.
Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Titus 3:1
Remind them to submit to the governments, authorities, to obey the rule over them, to be ready unto every good work,
General references
Acts 20:33
I have not sought the silver, or gold, or raiment of any one;