Acts 20:26-28
Lexham English Bible
26 Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all of you,[a] 27 for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God. 28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own Son.[b]
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- Acts 20:26 *The words “of you” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- Acts 20:28 Or “through his own blood”; the Greek construction can be taken either way, with “Son” implied if the meaning is “through the blood of his own”
Acts 20:26-28
New International Version
26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.(A) 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.(B) 28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(C) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(D) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](E) which he bought(F) with his own blood.[b](G)
Footnotes
- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
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