Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the ekklesia of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood. |
“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the ekklesia of God which He purchased with His own blood. |
“Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the ekklesia of God which He purchased with His own blood. |
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the ekklesia of God, which He bought with His own blood. |
Take care and be on guard for yourselves and the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you bishops and guardians, to shepherd (tend and feed and guide) the ekklesia of the Lord or of God which He obtained for Himself [buying it and saving it for Himself] with His own blood. |
Be constantly maintaining a careful watch over yourselves with a view to guarding yourselves, also do the same with respect to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit appointed you as spiritual overseers, shepherding the Ekklesia of God which He bought for Himself through the agency of the blood, the blood which is His own unique blood, possessed by Himself alone. |
Now be on your guard for yourselves and for every flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians - you are to be shepherds to the Ekklesia of God, which He won at the cost of His own blood. |
Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the ekklesia of God (or the Lord), which He bought with His own blood. |
Take heed 4337 therefore 3767 unto yourselves, 1438 and 2532 to all 3956 the 3588 flock, 4168 over 1722 the which 3739 the 3588 Holy 40 Ghost 4151 hath made 5087 you 5209 overseers, 1985 to feed 4165 the 3588 ekklesia 1577 of God, 2316 which 3739 He hath purchased 4046 with 1223 His own 2398 blood. 129 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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