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 fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock;

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

Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;

Over

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

They chose elders for them in every church, after prayer and fasting, and commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit;

Never neglect the gift within you, which was given in fulfilment of prophecy at the time of the laying on of hands by the elders.

To feed

"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."

Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;

The church

to the Church of God at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all, wherever they are, who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

Do not be a cause of stumbling either to Jews of to Gentiles, or to the church of God.

What! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God, and to shame those who have no homes to eat in? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I certainly do not praise you.

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

For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how furiously I used to persecute the church of God, and how I kept seeking to root it out;

For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he take charge of a church of God?

Which he

It is in him we have deliverance, the forgiveness of our trespasses, through his blood;

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

not taking the blood of goats and oxen, but his own blood, and entered once for all into the Holy Place, obtaining for us an eternal redemption.

For you well know that not with perishable things, with silver or gold, were you redeemed from the emptiness of your manner of life, received by tradition from your ancestors;

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light??10 you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.

And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy art thou to take the book And to open its seals; For thou wast slain and didst ransom for God Men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation;