ରେରିତମାନଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟର ବିବରଣ 20:28
ତେଣୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଜେ ନିଜେ ସାବଧାନ ରୁହ। ପୁଣି ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା ଯେଉଁ ମଷେପଲ ଉପରେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଷେପାଳକ ରୂପେ ନିୟୁକ୍ତ କରିଅଛନ୍ତି, ସମାନଙ୍କେ ବିଷୟ ରେ ସତର୍କ ରୁହ; ଓ ଯେଉଁ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀକୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆପଣା ରକ୍ତ ରେ କ୍ରୟ କରିଅଛନ୍ତି ତାହାର ଯତ୍ନ ନିଅ।
| Take heed | προσέχετε | prosechete | prose-A-hay-tay |
| therefore | οὖν | oun | oon |
| unto yourselves, | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | ay-af-TOOS |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| to all | παντὶ | panti | pahn-TEE |
| the | τῷ | tō | toh |
| flock, | ποιμνίῳ | poimniō | poom-NEE-oh |
| over | ἐν | en | ane |
| the which | ᾧ | hō | oh |
| the | ὑμᾶς | hymas | yoo-MAHS |
| Holy | τὸ | to | toh |
| Ghost hath | πνεῦμα | pneuma | PNAVE-ma |
| τὸ | to | toh | |
| made | ἅγιον | hagion | A-gee-one |
| you | ἔθετο | etheto | A-thay-toh |
| overseers, | ἐπισκόπους | episkopous | ay-pee-SKOH-poos |
| to feed | ποιμαίνειν | poimainein | poo-MAY-neen |
| the | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| church | ἐκκλησίαν | ekklēsian | ake-klay-SEE-an |
| of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| God, | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| which | ἣν | hēn | ane |
| he hath purchased | περιεποιήσατο | periepoiēsato | pay-ree-ay-poo-A-sa-toh |
| with | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| τοῦ | tou | too | |
| his own | ἰδίου | idiou | ee-THEE-oo |
| blood. | αἵματος | haimatos | AY-ma-tose |