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Acts 12:25
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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Acts 14:23
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
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Acts 20:17
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
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James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.
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Acts 15:4
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.
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Acts 16:4
As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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Titus 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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Acts 15:6
The apostles and elders met to consider this question.
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1 Timothy 5 17
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
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1 Peter 5 1
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:
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Acts 15:23
With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.
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Acts 21:18
The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present.
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2John 1:1-3John 1:15
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1 Timothy 5 19
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.
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Acts 15:2
This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
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1 Corinthians 16 3-1 Corinthians 16 4
Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.
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2 Corinthians 8 17-2 Corinthians 8 21
For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel.What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift.For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.
