Acts 20:28

New American Bible - revised edition

Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood.

Cross References

Psalm 74:2

Remember your people, whom you acquired of old, the tribe you redeemed as your own heritage, Mount Zion where you dwell.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the just nourish many, but fools die for want of sense.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, Carrying them in his bosom, leading the ewes with care.

Isaiah 63:11

Then they remembered the days of old, of Moses, his servant: Where is the one who brought up out of the sea the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed in their midst his holy spirit,

Jeremiah 13:17

If you do not listen to this in your pride, I will weep many tears in secret; My eyes will run with tears for the Lord’s flock, led away to exile.

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and see those coming in from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, your splendid sheep?

Jeremiah 3:15

I will appoint for you shepherds after my own heart, who will shepherd you wisely and prudently.

Jeremiah 31:10

Hear the word of the Lord, you nations, proclaim it on distant coasts, and say: The One who scattered Israel, now gathers them; he guards them as a shepherd his flock.

Ezekiel 34:3

You consumed milk, wore wool, and slaughtered fatlings, but the flock you did not pasture.

Ezekiel 34:31

Yes, you are my flock: you people are the flock of my pasture, and I am your God—oracle of the Lord God.

Micah 5:4

he shall be peace. If Assyria invades our country and treads upon our land, We shall raise against it seven shepherds, eight of royal standing;

Micah 7:14

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, That lives apart in a woodland, in the midst of an orchard. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old;

Zechariah 11:4

Thus says the Lord, my God: Shepherd the flock to be slaughtered.

Matthew 16:18

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

Matthew 2:6

‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.’”

Mark 13:9

“Watch out for yourselves. They will hand you over to the courts. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will be arraigned before governors and kings because of me, as a witness before them.

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Luke 21:34

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise

Acts 13:2

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 14:23

They appointed presbyters for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith.

Acts 20:17

From Miletus he had the presbyters of the church at Ephesus summoned.

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.

Romans 16:16

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

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Avoid giving offense, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God,

1 Corinthians 11:22

Do you not have houses in which you can eat and drink? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and make those who have nothing feel ashamed? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I do not praise you. Tradition of the Institution.

1 Corinthians 15:9

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

1 Corinthians 6:20

For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.

Galatians 1:13

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

Ephesians 1:14

which is the first installment of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s possession, to the praise of his glory. The Church as Christ’s Body.

Ephesians 1:7

In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace

Ephesians 4:11

And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers:

Colossians 1:14

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 4:17

And tell Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you received in the Lord.”

1 Timothy 3:1

This saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:5

for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of the church of God?

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift you have, which was conferred on you through the prophetic word with the imposition of hands of the presbyterate.

1 Timothy 4:16

Attend to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in both tasks, for by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

1 Timothy 5:17

Presbyters who preside well deserve double honor, especially those who toil in preaching and teaching.

Titus 1:7

For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one be deprived of the grace of God, that no bitter root spring up and cause trouble, through which many may become defiled,

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and defer to them, for they keep watch over you and will have to give an account, that they may fulfill their task with joy and not with sorrow, for that would be of no advantage to you.

1 Peter 2:25

For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now 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 of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 John 1:7

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

Revelation 5:9

They sang a new hymn: “Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.