Acts 20:27-29

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²⁷I can say this because I know that I told you everything that God wants you to know. ²⁸Be careful for yourselves and for all the people God has given you. The Holy Spirit gave you the work of caring for^[a] this flock.^[b] You must be shepherds to the church of God,^[c] the people he bought with his own blood.^[d] ²⁹I know that after I leave, some men will come into your group. They will be like wild wolves and will try to destroy the flock.

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Footnotes

Acts 20:28 gave … caring for Literally, “made you overseers of.”
Acts 20:28 flock A flock is many sheep. Here, it means a group of God’s people who follow their leaders (elders) like sheep following a shepherd.
Acts 20:28 of God Some Greek copies say, “of the Lord.”
Acts 20:28 his own blood Or “the blood of his own Son.”