In the first century C.E., the apostle Paul told the elders who served in the congregation in Ephesus: “Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son. ”
Apustulis Pāvils pirmā gadsimta Efesas draudzes vecākajiem teica: ” Esiet nomodā par sevi un par visu ganāmpulku, kurā svētais gars jūs ir iecēlis par pārraugiem, lai jūs ganītu Dieva draudzi, ko viņš ir ieguvis īpašumā ar sava Dēla asinīm. ”