Acts 20:27-30

27 "For I ¹did not shrink from declaring to you the whole ²purpose of God.

28 "Be on guard for yourselves and for all ³the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd ⁴the church of God which ⁵He purchased with His own blood.

29 "I know that after my departure ⁶savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing ⁷the flock;

30 and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away ⁸the disciples after them.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 20:20
• 2. Acts 13:36
• 3. Luke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:29; 1 Peter 5:2
• 4. Matthew 16:18; Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 10:32
• 5. Ephesians 1:7, 14; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 5:9
• 6. Ezekiel 22:27; Matthew 7:15
• 7. Luke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2
• 8. Acts 11:26

Footnotes

• [a] Or "bishops"
• [b] Lit "acquired"
• [c] Lit "through"