Act 20:28, Phili 1:1, 1Ti 3:1 | ESV | STEP | Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock , in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers , to care for the church of God , which he obtained with his own blood .

Acts 20:28

28 ^aPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^bthe flock, in which ^cthe Holy Spirit has made you ^doverseers, ^eto care for ^fthe church of God, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Lord} which he ^hobtained ⁱwith his own blood. ^{▼▼Or with the blood of his Own}

Philippians 1:1

Greeting

1 Paul and Timothy, servants ^{▼▼Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} of Christ Jesus,

To all the ^lsaints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ^moverseers ^{▼▼Or bishops; Greek episkopoi} and ^odeacons: ^{▼▼Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi}

1 Timothy 3:1

Qualifications for Overseers

1 The saying is ^qtrustworthy: If anyone aspires to ^rthe office of overseer, he desires a noble task.