Acts 20:28

Modern English Version

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Cross References

Psalm 74:2

Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance, and this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 63:11

Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses, saying: Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen to it, my soul will weep in secret places for your pride; and my eyes will weep sorely and run down with tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?

Jeremiah 3:15

And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 31:10

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far off, and say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.”

Ezekiel 34:3

You eat the fat and clothe yourself with the wool; you kill those who are fed without feeding the flock.

Ezekiel 34:31

As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God, says the Lord God.

Micah 5:4

He will stand and shepherd in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; then they will live securely, because now He will be great until the ends of the earth;

Micah 7:14

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, which live alone in a forest, in the midst of a fertile land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Zechariah 11:4

Thus says the Lord my God: Shepherd the flock of slaughter.

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 2:6

‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are no longer least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler, who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

Mark 13:9

“But take heed. For they will hand you over to councils, and in the synagogues you will be beaten. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

Luke 12:32

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Luke 21:34

“Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts become burdened by excessiveness and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that Day comes on you unexpectedly.

Acts 13:2

As they worshipped the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 14:23

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

Acts 20:17

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

Acts 20:29

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

Romans 16:16

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

1 Corinthians 1:2

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

1 Corinthians 10:32

Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God,

1 Corinthians 11:22

What? Do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

1 Corinthians 15:9

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

1 Corinthians 6:20

You were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Galatians 1:13

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

Ephesians 1:14

who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:7

In Him we have redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

Ephesians 4:11

He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, 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 overseers and deacons:

Colossians 1:14

in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 4:17

Tell Archippus, “Make sure that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord.”

1 Timothy 3:1

This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach;

1 Timothy 3:5

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

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the elders.

1 Timothy 4:16

Take heed to yourself and to the teaching. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and teaching.

Titus 1:7

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not easily angered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,

Titus 2:14

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

Hebrews 12:15

watching diligently so that no one falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness spring up to cause trouble, and many become defiled by it,

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this with joy and not complaining, for that would not be profitable to you.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were as sheep going astray, but now have been returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Revelation 5:9

And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,