Acts 20:17

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

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.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor—in particular, those who do the work of counseling and teaching.

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.

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people God has given you. The Holy Spirit gave you the work of caring for this flock. You must be shepherds to the church of God, the people he bought with his own blood.

Acts 14:23

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.

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

Acts 16:4

Then Paul and those with him traveled through other cities. They gave the believers the rules and decisions from the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. They told them to obey these rules.

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 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.

Acts 18:19

Then they went to the city of Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was in Ephesus, he went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews.

Acts 20:15

The next day, we sailed away from there and came to a place near the island of Chios. Then the next day, we sailed to the island of Samos. A day later, we came to the city of Miletus.