- watch:
- "Sonª of man,ª I have madeª° thee a watchmanª° unto the houseª of Israel:ª therefore hearª° the wordª at my mouth,ª¹ and give them warningª°¹ from¹ me. ... Nevertheless if¹ thou¹ warnª° the righteousª [man], that the righteousª sinª° not,¹ and he¹ doth not¹ sin,ª° he shall surely²° live,ª° because¹ he is warned;ª° also thou¹ hast deliveredª°¹ thy soul.ª" {Ezk 3:17-21} + "Sonª of man,ª speakª° to¹ the childrenª of thy people,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ I bringª° the swordª upon¹ a land,ª if the peopleª of the landª takeª° aª manª of their coasts,ª¹ and setª° him for their watchman:ª°" {Ezk 33:2} + "So thou,¹ O sonª of man,ª I have setª° thee a watchmanª° unto the houseª of Israel;ª therefore thou shalt hearª° the wordª at my mouth,ª¹ and warnª° them from¹ me. ... Nevertheless, if¹ thou¹ warnª° the wickedª of his wayª¹ to turnª° from¹ it; if he do not¹ turnª° from his way,ª¹ he¹ shall dieª° in his iniquity;ª but thou¹ hast deliveredª° thy soul.ª" {Ezk 33:7-9} + "Butª none² of these things² move me,ª°¹¹ neitherª count¹ I²° myª lifeª dearª unto myself,ª so² that¹ I might finishª° myª courseª withª joy,ª andª the¹ ministry,ª whichª I have receivedª° ofª the¹ Lordª Jesus,ª to testifyª° the¹ gospelª of the¹ graceª of God.ª ... Whereforeª I take²° you² to recordª°¹ thisª² day,ª thatª Iª [am] pureª fromª the¹ bloodª of allª [men]." {Act 20:24-26} + "Take heedª° thereforeª unto yourselves,ª andª to allª the¹ flock,ª overª the whichª the¹ Holyª Ghostª hath madeª° youª overseers,ª to feedª° the¹ churchª of God,ª whichª he hath purchasedª° withª his ownª blood.ª" {Act 20:28} + "Let²° a manª soª accountª° of us,ª asª of the ministersª of Christ,ª andª stewardsª of the mysteriesª of God.ª ...ª² Moreoverª¹ it is requiredª° inª stewards,ª thatª a manª be foundª° faithful.ª" {1Co 4:1-2} + "Feedª° the¹ flockª of Godª which is amongª you,ª taking the oversightª° [thereof], notª by constraint,ª butª willingly;ª notª for filthy lucre,ª butª of a ready mind;ª ... Neitherª asª being lords overª° [God's] heritage,ª butª beingª° ensamplesª to the¹ flock.ª" {1Pe 5:2-3}
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