Acts 14:23

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Paul and Barnabas appointed people who’d trusted in the Lord to be elders in each church. They prayed and fasted and committed the elders to the Lord’s care.

Cross References

Titus 1:5

I left you on the island of Crete because I wanted you to take care of some unfinished business. I wanted you to appoint elders in every town, and I told you how to do that.

Acts 11:30

and they sent Barnabas and Saul with their gift to the elders.

James 5:14

Is anyone among you sick? Then that person should send for the elders of the church to come and pray for them and anoint them with olive oil in the name of the Lord.

2 Timothy 2:2

You’ve heard me teach things in front of many witnesses. Pass them on to people you can trust, and then they’ll be able to teach others also.

Acts 20:32

“Now I commit you to God and to the message about his grace. It can build you up and give you a share in what God plans to give all his people.

1 Timothy 5:22

Don’t be too quick to place your hands on others to set them apart to serve God. If it turns out that they’re involved in sin, it will look as if you approve. Keep yourself pure.

Acts 20:17

From Miletus, Paul sent for the elders of the church at Ephesus.

3 John 1:1

From the elder. To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love truly.

2 John 1:1

From the elder. To the lady, who has been chosen by God, and to her children. I love all of you in the truth, and I’m not the only one who loves you. So does everyone who knows the truth.

1 Peter 5:1

I want to appeal to the elders among you as someone who’s an elder himself. I also appeal to you as a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as someone who will share in the glory that’s going to be revealed.

1 Timothy 5:1

If you need to correct an older man, do it respectfully. Appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as if they were your brothers,

Acts 15:6

The apostles and elders met to consider this question.

Acts 15:4

When Paul and Barnabas arrived in Jerusalem, the church and the apostles and elders welcomed them. Then they reported everything God had done through them.

1 Peter 5:10

After you’ve suffered for a little while, the God of all grace will restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast. He has called you to share in his eternal glory in Christ.

2 Timothy 1:12

That’s why I’m suffering the way I am. But I’m not ashamed, because I know the one I’ve believed in and I’m certain that he’s able to protect what I’ve given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns.

Acts 15:23

Here’s the letter they sent with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers. To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings.

Acts 14:26

From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they’d been placed in God’s care to do the work they’d now completed.

Acts 1:22

I mean starting from when John began baptizing right through to when Jesus was taken up from us. The one we choose must be a witness with us that Jesus rose from the dead.”

Luke 23:46

Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” After he said this, he took his last breath.

Mark 3:14

He chose 12 of them to work closely with him. He chose them so he could send them out to preach

Luke 2:37

and after he died she had lived as a widow until she was 84. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, praying and going without food.

Acts 1:24

The believers prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.

2 Corinthians 8:19

The churches chose him to come along with us as we collect the offering and bring it to Jerusalem. We’re carrying out this work because we want to honor the Lord and show how ready we are to help.