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Acts 12:25
Barnabas and Saul finished their task. Then they returned from Jerusalem. They took John Mark with them.
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Acts 14:23
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church. The elders had trusted in the Lord. Paul and Barnabas prayed and fasted. They placed the elders in the Lord’s care.
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Acts 20:17
From Miletus, Paul sent for the elders of the church at Ephesus.
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James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? Then that person should send for the elders of the church to pray over them. They should ask the elders to anoint them with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
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Acts 15:4
When they arrived in Jerusalem, the church welcomed them. The apostles and elders welcomed them too. Then Paul and Barnabas reported everything God had done through them.
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Acts 16:4
Paul and his companions traveled from town to town. They reported what the apostles and elders in Jerusalem had decided. The people were supposed to obey what was in the report.
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Titus 1:5
I left you on the island of Crete. I did this because there were some things that hadn’t been finished. I wanted you to put them in order. I also wanted you to appoint elders in every town. I told you how to do it.
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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 do the church’s work well are worth twice as much honor. That is true in a special way of elders who preach and teach.
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1 Peter 5 1
I’m speaking to the elders among you. I was a witness of Christ’s sufferings. And I will also share in the glory that is going to come. I’m making my appeal to you as one who is an elder together with you.
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Acts 15:23
Here is the letter they sent with them. The apostles and elders, your brothers, are writing this letter. We are sending it 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. All the elders were there.
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2John 1:1-3John 1:15
(niv)
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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. (niv)
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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. (niv)
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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. (niv)
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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. (niv)