King James Version

Acts 20:28

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοῦ) before own here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before yourselves here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

προσέχετεprosecheteTake heedπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.Take heedἑαυτοῖςheautoisunto yourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto yourselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.unto yourselvesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαντὶpantito allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “to all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.to allτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ποιμνίῳpoimniōflockποίμνιον (poimnion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “flock”, the to- or for-formG4168a little flock.the flockἐνenoverἐνpreposition — “over”G1722in, on, among.overᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.the whichὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἔθετοethetoto placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to place”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.ἐπισκόπουςepiskopousoverseersἐπίσκοπος (episkopos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “overseers”, the object formG1985(used as an official title in civil life), overseer, supervisor, ruler, especially used with reference to the supervising function exercised by an elder or presbyter of a church or congregation.overseersποιμαίνεινpoimaineinto feedποιμαίνω (poimainō)verb, present active infinitive — “to feed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4165I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern.to feedτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίανekklēsianchurchἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “church”, the object formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.the churchτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichπεριεποιήσατοperiepoiēsatohe hath purchasedπεριποιέομαι (peripoieomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath purchased”, a single actionG4046I acquire, earn, purchase, make my own, preserve alive.he hath purchasedδιὰdiawithδιάpreposition — “with”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.withτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἵματοςhaimatosbloodαἷμα (haima)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “blood”, the of-formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίουidiouone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “one's own”, the of-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

World English Bible

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Darby Translation

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

Douay-Rheims

Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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