This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
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.
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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.
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.
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
The apostles and elders met to consider this question.
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.
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:
The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth—
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.
The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present.
With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.
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.
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”),
It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.