Acts 14:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They also chose elders for each church and stopped eating for a period of time to pray for them. These elders were men who had put their trust in the Lord Jesus, so Paul and Barnabas put them in his care.

Cross References

Titus 1:5

I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing what still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders in every town.

Acts 11:30

They gathered the money and gave it to Barnabas and Saul, who took it to the elders in Judea.

James 5:14

Are you sick? Ask the elders of the church to come and rub oil on you in the name of the Lord and pray for you.

2 Timothy 2:2

What you have heard me teach publicly you should teach to others. Share these teachings with people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach others these same things.

Acts 20:32

“Now I am putting you in God’s care. I am depending on the message about his grace to make you strong. That message is able to give you the blessings that God gives to all his holy people.

1 Timothy 5:22

Think carefully before you lay your hands on anyone to make him an elder. Don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Acts 20:17

In Miletus Paul sent a message back to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church in Ephesus to come to him.

3 John 1:1

Greetings from the Elder. To my dear friend Gaius, a person I truly love.

2 John 1:1

Greetings from the Elder. To the lady chosen by God and to her children. I truly love all of you. And I am not the only one. All those who know the truth love you in the same way.

1 Peter 5:1

Now I have something to say to the elders in your group. I am also an elder. I myself have seen Christ’s sufferings. And I will share in the glory that will be shown to us. I beg you to

1 Timothy 5:1

Don’t speak angrily to an older man. But talk to him as if he were your father. Treat the younger men like brothers.

Acts 15:6

Then the apostles and the elders gathered to study this problem.

Acts 15:4

When the men arrived in Jerusalem, the apostles, the elders, and the whole church welcomed them. Paul, Barnabas, and the others told about all that God had done with them.

1 Peter 5:10

Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God who gives all grace. He chose you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because of that work. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one I have put my trust in. And I am sure that he is able to protect what I have put into his care until that Day.

Acts 15:23

The group sent the letter with these men. The letter said: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, To all the non-Jewish brothers in the city of Antioch and in the countries of Syria and Cilicia. Dear Brothers:

Acts 14:26

And from there they sailed away to Antioch in Syria. This is the city where the believers had put them into God’s care and sent them to do this work. Now they had finished it.

Luke 23:46

Jesus shouted, “Father, I put my life in your hands!” After Jesus said this, he died.

Mark 3:14

And he chose twelve men and called them apostles. He wanted these twelve men to be with him, and he wanted to send them to other places to tell people God’s message.

Luke 2:37

before he died and left her alone. She was now 84 years old. Anna was always at the Temple; she never left. She worshiped God by fasting and praying day and night.

Acts 1:24

They prayed, “Lord, you know the minds of all people. Show us which one of these two men you choose to do this work. Judas turned away from it and went where he belongs. Lord, show us which man should take his place as an apostle!”

2 Corinthians 8:19

Also, he was chosen by the churches to go with us when we carry this gift. We are doing this service to bring honor to the Lord and to show that we really want to help.

Matthew 17:21