Acts 20:28
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28 (A)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all (B)the flock, in which (C)the Holy Spirit has made you (D)overseers, (E)to care for (F)the church of God,[a] which he (G)obtained (H)with his own blood.[b]
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- Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own
1 Peter 5:2-3
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2 (A)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (B)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (C)not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not (D)domineering over those in your charge, but (E)being examples to the flock.
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- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
1 Timothy 4:16
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16 (A)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save (B)both yourself and (C)your hearers.
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Isaiah 40:11
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11 (A)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
(B)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
(C)he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
1 Timothy 3:2
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2 Therefore (A)an overseer[a] must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife,[b] (C)sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)able to teach,
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- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or a man of one woman; also verse 12
Acts 13:2
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2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, (A)the Holy Spirit said, (B)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul (C)for the work to which I have called them.”
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Jeremiah 3:15
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15 “‘And (A)I will give you shepherds after my own heart, (B)who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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1 Timothy 5:17
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17 Let the elders (A)who rule well be considered worthy of (B)double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
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1 Corinthians 10:32
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32 (A)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to (B)the church of God,
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Micah 5:4
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4 And he shall stand (A)and shepherd his flock (B)in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now (C)he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey (A)your leaders and submit to them, (B)for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to (C)give an account. (D)Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
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1 Timothy 3:5
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5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for (A)God's church?
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Philippians 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul and Timothy, servants[a] of Christ Jesus,
To all the (A)saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the (B)overseers[b] and (C)deacons:[c]
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- Philippians 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Philippians 1:1 Or bishops; Greek episkopoi
- Philippians 1:1 Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi
Luke 12:32
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32 (A)“Fear not, little (B)flock, for (C)it is your Father's good pleasure to give you (D)the kingdom.
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Ezekiel 34:31
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31 And you are my sheep, (A)human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
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Psalm 78:70-72
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Revelation 5:9
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9 And they sang (A)a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for (B)you were slain, and by your blood (C)you ransomed people for God
from (D)every tribe and language and people and nation,
1 Timothy 4:14
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14 (A)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you (B)by prophecy when the council of elders (C)laid their hands on you.
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1 Timothy 3:15-16
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15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
(A)He[a] was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated[b] by the Spirit,[c]
(B)seen by angels,
(C)proclaimed among the nations,
(D)believed on in the world,
(E)taken up in glory.
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- 1 Timothy 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit
Ephesians 1:14
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14 who is (A)the guarantee[a] of our (B)inheritance until (C)we acquire (D)possession of it,[b] (E)to the praise of his glory.
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- Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
- Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession
Galatians 1:13
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13 For you have heard of (A)my former life in Judaism, how (B)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
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1 Corinthians 12:8-11
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8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of (A)wisdom, and to another the utterance of (B)knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another (C)faith by the same Spirit, to another (D)gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another (E)the working of miracles, to another (F)prophecy, to another (G)the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another (H)various kinds of tongues, to another (I)the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, (J)who apportions to each one individually (K)as he wills.
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Acts 20:29
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29 I (A)know that after my departure (B)fierce wolves will come in among you, (C)not sparing the flock;
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