Acts 20:28

Catholic Public Domain Version

Take care of yourselves and of the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has stationed you as Bishops to rule the Church of God, which he has purchased by his own blood.

Cross References

Psalm 74:2

We will confess to you, O God. We will confess, and we will call upon your name. We will describe your wonders.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart.

Isaiah 40:11

He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.

Isaiah 63:11

And he remembered the days of ancient times, the days of Moses and his people. Where is he who led them out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who placed his Holy Spirit in their midst?

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?

Jeremiah 3:15

And I will give you pastors according to my own heart. And they will feed you with knowledge and doctrine.

Jeremiah 31:10

Listen to the word of the Lord, O Gentiles, and announce it amid the islands that are far away, and say: "Whoever has scattered Israel will gather him, and he will guard him as a shepherd guards his flock."

Ezekiel 34:3

You consumed the milk, and you covered yourselves with the wool, and you killed what was fattened. But my flock you did not feed.

Ezekiel 34:31

For you are my flocks; the flocks of my pasture are men. And I am the Lord your God, says the Lord God."

Micah 5:4

And he will stand firm and feed on the strength of the Lord, according to the sublime name of the Lord his God. And they will be converted, for now he will be magnified, even to the ends of the earth.

Micah 7:14

With your rod, pasture your people, the flock of your inheritance, living alone in the narrow forest, in the midst of Carmel. They will graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the ancient days.

Zechariah 11:4

Thus says the Lord my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Matthew 16:18

And I say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 2:6

'And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. For from you shall go forth the ruler who shall guide my people Israel.' "

Mark 13:9

But see to yourselves. For they will hand you over to councils, and in the synagogues you will be beaten, and you shall stand before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony for them.

Luke 12:32

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

Luke 21:34

But be attentive to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts may be weighed down by self-indulgence and inebriation and the cares of this life. And then that day may overwhelm you suddenly.

Acts 13:2

Now as they were ministering for the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them: "Separate Saul and Barnabas for me, for the work for which I have selected them."

Acts 14:23

And traveling by way of Pisidia, they arrived in Pamphylia.

Acts 20:17

Then, sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called those greater by birth in the church.

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure ravenous wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.

Romans 16:16

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the Church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints with all who are invoking the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and of ours.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Be without offense toward the Jews, and toward the Gentiles, and toward the Church of God,

1 Corinthians 11:22

Do you not have houses, in which to eat and drink? Or do you have such contempt for the Church of God that you would confound those who do not have such contempt? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I am not praising you in this.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the Apostles. I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God.

1 Corinthians 6:20

For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.

Galatians 1:13

For you have heard of my former behavior within Judaism: that, beyond measure, I persecuted the Church of God and fought against Her.

Ephesians 1:14

He is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the acquisition of redemption, to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:7

In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,

Ephesians 4:11

And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

Colossians 1:14

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins.

Colossians 4:17

And tell Archippus: "See to the ministry that you have received in the Lord, in order to fulfill it."

1 Timothy 3:1

It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work.

1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

1 Timothy 4:16

Pay attention to yourself and to doctrine. Pursue these things. For in doing so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let priests who lead well be held worthy of twice the honor, especially those who labor in the Word and in doctrine.

Titus 1:7

And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

Hebrews 12:15

Be contemplative, lest anyone lack the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness spring up and impede you, and by it, many might be defiled,

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like wandering sheep. But now you have been turned back toward the Pastor and the Bishop of your souls.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, just as he also is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Revelation 5:9

And they were singing a new canticle, saying: "O Lord, you are worthy to receive the book and to open its seals, because you were slain and have redeemed us for God, by your blood, from every tribe and language and people and nation.