²⁸ Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock^(A) that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers,^(B) to shepherd the church of God,^[a] which He purchased with His own blood.^(C)

² Shepherd God’s flock among you,^(A) not overseeing^[a] out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will;^[b] not for the money but eagerly; ³ not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.