Acts 20:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Over

To feed

Matthew 2:6

The church

Galatians 1:13

Which he

Bible References

All

I know that after I am gone savage wolves will get in among you and will not spare the flock,

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

Over

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

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

One man receives through the Spirit the power to speak wisely, another, by the same Spirit, receives the power to express knowledge,

Do not neglect the gift you have, that was given you with predictions of your work, when the elders laid their hands upon you.

To feed

" 'And you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are by no means least important among the leading places of Judah, For from you will come a leader Who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "

The church

to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called as God's people, like all those anywhere who call on the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord as well as ours;

You must not be hindrances to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God either,

Have you no houses to eat and drink in? Or do you mean to show your contempt for the church of God, and to humiliate those who have none? What can I say to you? Can I approve of you? Not in this matter certainly.

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

You have heard of my former conduct when I was attached to the Jewish religion??ow furiously I used to persecute the church of God and ravage it,

Which he

It is through union with him and through his blood that we have been delivered and our offenses forgiven,

by whom we have been ransomed from captivity through having our sins forgiven.

taking with him no blood of goats and calves, but his own, and secured our permanent deliverance.

for you know that you have not been ransomed with anything perishable like silver or gold, from the futile way of living in which you were brought up,

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

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