Acts

Acts 20:28

²⁸Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,^g which He purchased with His own blood.^h

Footnotes

g 20:28 Tischendorf of the Lord; BYZ and PT of the Lord and God
h 20:28 Or with the blood of His own Son.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep watch over	Προσέχετε	Prosechete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to
yourselves	ἑαυτοῖς	heautois	Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
entire	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
flock	ποιμνίῳ	poimniō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4168 a little flock
of	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
which	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Holy	Ἅγιον	Hagion	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
has made	ἔθετο	etheto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G5087 I put, place
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
overseers	ἐπισκόπους	episkopous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1985 overseer, supervisor, ruler
Be shepherds	ποιμαίνειν	poimainein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4165 I shepherd, tend
of the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
which	ἣν	hēn	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
He purchased	περιεποιήσατο	periepoiēsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4046 I acquire, purchase
with	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
own	ἰδίου	idiou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
blood	αἵματος	haimatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G129 blood

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1 Peter 5:2–3 · 1 Timothy 4:16 · 1 Peter 1:18–19 · Isaiah 40:11 · 1 Timothy 3:2 · Acts 13:2 · Jeremiah 3:15 · Psalm 78:70–72 · 1 Corinthians 10:32 · Hebrews 13:17 · Ephesians 1:7 · Luke 12:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.