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Acts 20:28

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd. He shall gather together the lambs with his arm and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.

It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them.

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

Obey your prelates, and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you.

Let the priests that rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine:

Be without offence to the Jews, and to the Gentiles, and to the church of God:

And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord his God: and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth.

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

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

Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.

And you my flocks, the flocks of my pasture are men: and I am the Lord your God, saith the Lord God.

But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?

And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.

Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

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

For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

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

And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.

And passing through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia.

Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in Basan and Galaad according to the days of old.

For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,

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

To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place of theirs and ours.

And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly.

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

Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder, and by it many be defiled.

For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins;

What, have you not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God; and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? Do I praise you? In this I praise you not.

But look to yourselves. For they shall deliver you up to councils, and in the synagogues you shall be beaten, and you shall stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them.

And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.

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

You ate the milk, end you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed.

Lift up your eyes and see, you that come from the north. Where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle?

But if you will not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride: weeping it shall weep, and my eyes shall run down the tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.

And he remembered the days of old, of Moses and of his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put in the midst of them the spirit of his Holy One?

The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.

We will praise thee, O God: we will praise, and we will call upon thy name. We will relate thy wondrous works:

Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the islands that are afar off, and say: He that scattered Israel will gather him: and he will keep him as the shepherd doth his flock.

Salute one another with an holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.

For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body.

A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.




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