Act 20:20, 28, Col 4:17, 1Ti 4:16, 2Ti 4:2, 1Pe 5:1-4 | ESV | STEP | how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable , and teaching you in public and from house to house ,

Acts 20:20

20 how I ^adid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and ^bteaching you in public and from house to house,

Acts 20:28

28 ^cPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^dthe flock, in which ^ethe Holy Spirit has made you ^foverseers, ^gto care for ^hthe church of God, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Lord} which he ^jobtained ^kwith his own blood. ^{▼▼Or with the blood of his Own}

Colossians 4:17

17 And say to ^mArchippus, “See that you fulfill ⁿthe ministry that you have received in the Lord.”

1 Timothy 4:16

16 ^oKeep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^pboth yourself and ^qyour hearers.

2 Timothy 4:2

2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; ^rreprove, rebuke, and ^sexhort, with complete patience and teaching.

1 Peter 5:1-4

Shepherd the Flock of God

1 So I exhort the elders among you, ^tas a fellow elder and ^ua witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 ^vshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^xnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^znot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not ^aadomineering over those in your charge, but ^abbeing examples to the flock. 4 And when ^acthe chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^adunfading ^aecrown of glory.