Acts 20:28
New American Standard Bible
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.
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- Acts 20:28 Or bishops
- Acts 20:28 Lit acquired
- Acts 20:28 Lit through
Acts 20:28
New International Version
28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](C) which he bought(D) with his own blood.[b](E)
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- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
1 Corinthians 7:23
New American Standard Bible
23 (A)You were bought for a price; do not become slaves of people.
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1 Corinthians 7:23
New International Version
23 You were bought at a price;(A) do not become slaves of human beings.
1 Peter 1:18-25
New American Standard Bible
18 knowing that you were not [a](A)redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your (B)futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious (C)blood, as of a (D)lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 20 For He was (E)foreknown before (F)the foundation of the world, but has (G)appeared [b]in these last times (H)for the sake of you 21 who through Him are (I)believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and (J)gave Him glory, so that your faith and (K)hope are in God.
22 Since you have (L)purified your souls (M)in obedience to the truth for a (N)sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from [c]the heart, 23 for you have been (O)born again (P)not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring (Q)word of God. 24 For,
“(R)All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory is like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
25 (S)But the word of the Lord endures forever.”
And this is (T)the word which was [d]preached to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:18 Or ransomed
- 1 Peter 1:20 Lit at the end of the times
- 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss a pure heart
- 1 Peter 1:25 Lit preached as good news to you
1 Peter 1:18-25
New International Version
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(A) from the empty way of life(B) handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood(C) of Christ, a lamb(D) without blemish or defect.(E) 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world,(F) but was revealed in these last times(G) for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God,(H) who raised him from the dead(I) and glorified him,(J) and so your faith and hope(K) are in God.
22 Now that you have purified(L) yourselves by obeying(M) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(N) from the heart.[a] 23 For you have been born again,(O) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(P) through the living and enduring word of God.(Q) 24 For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[b](R)
And this is the word that was preached to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
- 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
2 Peter 2:1
New American Standard Bible
The Appearance of False Prophets
2 But (A)false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be (B)false teachers (C)among you, who will (D)secretly introduce (E)destructive heresies, even (F)denying the (G)Master who (H)bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
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2 Peter 2:1
New International Version
False Teachers and Their Destruction
2 But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
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