27 Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits,(A) then they are obligated to minister to them in material needs.

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Shepherd God’s flock among you,(A) not overseeing[a] out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you;[b] not out of greed for money but eagerly;

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Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Other mss omit overseeing
  2. 5:2 Other mss omit as God would have you

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