New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 20:25-31

25“And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about 1preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.

26Therefore, I 2testify to you this day that 3I am 4innocent of the blood of all men.

27For I 5did not shrink from declaring to you the whole 6purpose of God.

28Be on guard for yourselves and for all 7the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you 8overseers, to shepherd 9the church of God which 10He 11purchased 12with His own blood.

29I know that after my departure 13savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing 14the flock;

30and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away 15the disciples after them.

31Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of 16three years I did not cease to admonish each one 17with tears.

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Notes

1. Acts 20:25 Matt 4:23; Acts 28:31 ↩
2. Acts 20:26 Or call you to witness ↩
3. Acts 20:26 Acts 18:6 ↩
4. Acts 20:26 Lit pure from ↩
5. Acts 20:27 Acts 20:20 ↩
6. Acts 20:27 Acts 13:36 ↩
7. Acts 20:28 Luke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:29; 1 Pet 5:2f ↩
8. Acts 20:28 Or bishops ↩
9. Acts 20:28 Matt 16:18; Rom 16:16; 1 Cor 10:32 ↩
10. Acts 20:28 Eph 1:7, 14; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet 1:19; 2:9; Rev 5:9 ↩
11. Acts 20:28 Lit acquired ↩
12. Acts 20:28 Lit through ↩
13. Acts 20:29 Ezek 22:27; Matt 7:15 ↩
14. Acts 20:29 Luke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 5:2f ↩
15. Acts 20:30 Acts 11:26 ↩
16. Acts 20:31 Acts 19:8, 10; 24:17 ↩
17. Acts 20:31 Acts 20:19 ↩

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