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.

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Acts 20:29

Luke 12:32

1 Peter 5:2

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To feed

Matthew 2:6

1 Peter 5:2

The church

Which he

Bible References

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For I know this, that, after my departure, rapacious wolves will enter in among you, who will not spare the flock;

Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Act as shepherds to the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for the sake of sordid gain, but from readiness of mind:

Over

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

For to one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit;

Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you according to prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

To feed

And thou, Bethlehem, city of Judah, art by no means the least among the chiefs of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, that shall be a shepherd to my people Israel.

Act as shepherds to the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for the sake of sordid gain, but from readiness of mind:

The church

to the church of God which is in Corinth, to the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Give no occasion for stumbling, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks, or to the church of God;

What, have you not houses in which to eat and drink? or do you despise the church of God, and put those to shame who have nothing to eat? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

For you have heard of my former mode of life in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste;

for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

Which he

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

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

entered, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, once for all, into the most holy, having obtained eternal redemption.

because you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

And they sung a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation: