Act 20:28 | HCSB | STEP | Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers , to shepherd the church of God , which He purchased with His own blood .

a Lk 12:32; Jn 10:16; 1Co 9:7; 1Pt 5:2-3

e Eph 1:7,14; Heb 9:12; 1Pt 1:19; Rv 5:9

‏ Acts 20:28

28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock ^a that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as ^{▼▼overseer(s): Or elder(s), or bishop(s)}overseers, ^c to shepherd the church of God, ^{▼▼Other mss read church of the Lord; other mss read church of the Lord and God} which He purchased with His own blood. ^e