Acts 20:29
Strong's Lexicon
I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

know
οἶδα (oida)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

after
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

departure,
ἄφιξίν (aphixin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 867: Arrival, departure. From aphikneomai; properly, arrival, i.e. departure.

savage
βαρεῖς (bareis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 926: Heavy, weighty, burdensome, lit. and met; violent, oppressive. From the same as baros; weighty, i.e. burdensome, grave.

wolves
λύκοι (lykoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3074: A wolf, of perhaps a jackal; often applied to persons of wolfish proclivities. Perhaps akin to the base of leukos; a wolf.

will come in
εἰσελεύσονται (eiseleusontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

among
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

and will not spare
φειδόμενοι (pheidomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5339: To spare, abstain, forbear. Of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. to abstain or to treat leniently.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

flock.
ποιμνίου (poimniou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4168: A little flock. Neuter of a presumed derivative of poimne; a flock, i.e. group.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

Young's Literal Translation
for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

New American Standard Bible
"I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

King James Bible
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

New Living Translation
I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock.

English Standard Version
I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

New American Standard Bible
"I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

King James Bible
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

International Standard Version
I know that when I'm gone, savage wolves will come among you and not spare the flock.

NET Bible
I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

American Standard Version
I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;

English Revised Version
I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;

Young's Literal Translation
for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,
















Cross References
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 34:8
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

Daniel 11:34
Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

John 21:15
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

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.

1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Jude 1:18
How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 20:27
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
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