²⁸ Be on guard for yourselves and for all ^(A)the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you ^[a]overseers, to shepherd ^(B)the church of God which ^(C)He ^[b]purchased ^[c]with His own blood. ²⁹ I know that after my departure ^(D)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing ^(E)the flock; ³⁰ and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things to draw away ^(F)the disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of ^(G)three years I did not cease to admonish each one ^(H)with tears. ³² And now I ^(I)entrust you to God and to ^(J)the word of His grace, which is able to ^(K)build you up and to give you ^(L)the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Serve God Willingly

5 ^(A)Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your ^(B)fellow elder and a ^(C)witness of the sufferings of Christ, and one who is also a ^[a](D)fellow partaker of the glory that is to be revealed: ² shepherd ^(E)the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, ^(F)not under compulsion but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and ^(G)not ^[b]with greed but with eagerness; ³ nor yet as ^(H)domineering over ^[c]those assigned to your care, but by ^[d]proving to be ^[e](I)examples to the flock. ⁴ And when the Chief ^(J)Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^(K)unfading ^[f](L)crown of glory.