Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.
1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no occasion to stumbling, whether to Jews, or Greeks, or the assembly of God.
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.
Micah 7:14
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.
Acts 13:2
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 20:29
For I know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;
Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers;
1 Timothy 3:2
The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;
1 Peter 5:2-3
shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily;
Revelation 5:9
And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
John 21:15-17
When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.
Acts 14:23
And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:
1 Corinthians 12:8-11
For to one, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called apostle, because I have persecuted the assembly of God.
Ephesians 1:14
who is the earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to the praise of his glory.
1 Timothy 3:15-16
but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:16
Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who take the lead among the saints well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;
Titus 1:7
For the overseer must be free from all charge against him as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
1 Peter 1:18-19
knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from your fathers,
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
2 Chronicles 19:6-7
And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.
Psalm 74:2
Remember thine assembly, which thou hast purchased of old, which thou hast redeemed to be the portion of thine inheritance, this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Psalm 78:70-72
And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Song of Songs 1:7-8
Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?
Isaiah 53:10-12
Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath subjected him to suffering. When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
Isaiah 63:11
But he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him,
Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Jeremiah 13:17
And if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is gone into captivity.
Jeremiah 13:20
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare it to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
Ezekiel 34:3
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool; ye kill them that are fattened: but ye feed not the flock.
Ezekiel 34:31
And ye, my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men: I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Micah 5:4
And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God. And they shall abide; for now shall he be great even unto the ends of the earth.
Zechariah 11:4
Thus saith Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter,
Matthew 2:6
And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.
Matthew 16:18
And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.
Mark 13:9
But ye, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them;
Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
Acts 20:17
But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over to him the elders of the assembly.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
I therefore thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air.
1 Corinthians 11:22
Have ye not then houses for eating and drinking? or do ye despise the assembly of God, and put to shame them who have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this point I do not praise.
1 Corinthians 12:28-31
And God has set certain in the assembly: first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then miraculous powers; then gifts of healings; helps; governments; kinds of tongues.
Galatians 1:13
For ye have heard what was my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;
Ephesians 4:11
and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
Colossians 1:14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;
Colossians 4:17
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, to the end that thou fulfil it.
1 Timothy 3:5
(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)
1 Timothy 4:14
Be not negligent of the gift that is in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.
Hebrews 9:12-14
nor by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the holy of holies, having found an eternal redemption.
Hebrews 12:15
watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
1 Peter 2:25
For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.