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)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:28 Other mss read church of the Lord; other mss read church of the Lord and God

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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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
  2. Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son

For an overseer,(A) as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

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Since an overseer(A) manages God’s household,(B) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.(C)

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