11 translations · Greek
Acts 20:28
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
Acts 20:28 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
- KJV King James Version
- Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the Assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Take care of yourselves and of all the flock, which the Holy Spirit has given to you to supervise. Feed the Lord's church which he bought with his own blood.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Προσέχετε | Prosechete | Keep watch over | G4337 προσέχω to watch out |
| ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | yourselves | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| παντὶ | panti | entire | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ποιμνίῳ | poimniō | flock | G4168 ποίμνιον flock |
| ἐν | en | of | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ᾧ | hō | which | G3739 ὅς which |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἅγιον | Hagion | Holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| ἔθετο | etheto | has made | G5087 τίθημι to place |
| ἐπισκόπους | episkopous | overseers | G1985 ἐπίσκοπος overseer |
| ποιμαίνειν | poimainein | Be shepherds | G4165 ποιμαίνω to shepherd |
| τὴν | tēn | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐκκλησίαν | ekklēsian | church | G1577 ἐκκλησία assembly |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἣν | hēn | which | G3739 ὅς which |
| περιεποιήσατο | periepoiēsato | He purchased | G4046 περιποιέω to gain |
| διὰ | dia | with | G1223 διά through/because of |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἵματος | haimatos | blood | G129 αἷμα blood |
| τοῦ | tou | [His] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἰδίου | idiou | own | G2398 ἴδιος one's own/private |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 5:2–3
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
- 1 Timothy 4:16
Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ;
- Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
- 1 Timothy 3:2
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
- Jeremiah 3:15
I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
- Acts 13:2
As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”
- Psalm 78:70–72
He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance. So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no occasion for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
- Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
26 Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,
27 for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
28 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Read all of Acts 20 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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