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

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

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

shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

Over

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

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

To one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you through prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands on you.

To feed

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

The church

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,

What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? No, I will not.

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

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;

(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

Which he

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves, but he entered the holy place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.

You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals; for you were slain, and with your blood purchased men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.