Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.
1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no occasion of stumbling either to Jews or Greeks, or to the church of God;
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock! for it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Acts 13:2
And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the bishops and deacons:
1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;
1 Peter 5:2-3
tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind;
Revelation 5:9
And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed to God by thy blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
John 21:15-17
So when they had breakfasted, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
Acts 14:23
And having appointed for them elders in every church, they prayed with fasting, and commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the church of God which is at Corinth, the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called, holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours;
1 Corinthians 12:8-11
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, one not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Ephesians 1:14
which is a pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
1 Timothy 3:15-16
but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:16
Give heed to thyself, and to thy teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor; especially they who labor in the word and in teaching.
Titus 1:7
For a bishop must be without reproach, as Gods steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders, and submit yourselves to them; for they keep watch in behalf of your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief; for this is not for your advantage.
1 Peter 1:18-19
knowing that not with perishable things, silver or gold, were ye redeemed from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers,
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
Matthew 2:6
"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel."
Matthew 16:18
And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.
Mark 13:9
But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares.
Acts 20:17
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
I therefore so run, not as one uncertain; I so fight, not as one striking the air;
1 Corinthians 11:22
What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.
1 Corinthians 12:28-31
God appointed some in the church to be, in the first place, apostles, in the second place, prophets, in the third place, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, those of helping and of governing, divers kinds of tongues. Are all apostles?
Galatians 1:13
For ye have heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying it,
Ephesians 4:11
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Colossians 1:14
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
Colossians 4:17
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.
1 Timothy 3:5
for if a man knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God
1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Hebrews 9:12-14
not with the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, and obtained for us everlasting redemption.
Hebrews 12:15
looking diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be thereby defiled;
1 Peter 2:25
For ye were going astray like sheep; but ye have 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 cleanseth us from all sin.