Acts 20:28

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Summary

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

All

Acts 20:29

Luke 12:32

1 Peter 5:2

Over

To feed

Matthew 2:6

1 Peter 5:2

The church

Which he

Bible References

All

Because I know that after I have gone violent wolves will break in among you and will not spare the flock.

Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.

be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though you had to but of your own free will, not from the motive of personal profit but freely,

Over

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them."

They helped them select elders in each church, and after praying and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

To one, wise speech is given by the Spirit; to another, by the same Spirit, intelligent speech is given;

Stop neglecting the gift you received, which was given you through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you.

To feed

'And you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are not at all the least among the leading places of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler, who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though you had to but of your own free will, not from the motive of personal profit but freely,

The church

to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called to be God's people, in fellowship with those who anywhere call upon the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Stop being stumbling blocks to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

It is not that you have no houses to eat and drink in, is it? Or, are you trying to show your contempt for the church of God and trying to humiliate those who have no houses? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, I cannot praise you for this.

For I belong to the lowest rank of the apostles, and am not fit to bear the title apostle, because I once persecuted the church of God.

You have heard, indeed, of my former conduct as an adherent of the Jewish religion, how I kept on furiously persecuting the church of God, and tried to destroy it,

(if a man does not know how to manage his own house, how can he take care of a church of God?).

Which he

It is through union with Him that we have redemption by His blood and the forgiveness of our shortcomings, in accordance with the generosity of His unmerited favor

by whom we possess the ransom from captivity, which means the forgiveness of our sins.

and not with blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He once for all went into the real sanctuary and secured our eternal redemption.

because you know that you have not been ransomed with things that perish as silver or gold, from the futile way of living taught by your fathers,

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.

Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the book and break its seals, because you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,