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The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, “Acts 20:28 (word-for-word English under the Greek)”

1985Source ID src-nwtv-int-acts-20-28Accessed 19 September 2026
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The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, “Acts 20:28 (word-for-word English under the Greek)”

1985 · Acts 20:28 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“τὴν the ἐκκλησίαν ecclesia τοῦ of the θεοῦ, God, ἣν which περιεποιήσατο he reserved for self διὰ through τοῦ the αἵματος blood τοῦ of the ἰδίου. own (one).”

The Greek ends with τοῦ ἰδίου, 'of the own (one)'. There is no word for 'Son' in the Greek; the question is whether one is to be understood.

Provenance and verification note for The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, Acts 20:28 (word-for-word English under the Greek)

Confidence note. Interlinear text for Acts 20 opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026 and the Greek and gloss read directly.

Corroborated by. src-nwtv-int-app2c

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-nwtv-int-acts-20-28