This they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 20:17 - Tree of Life Version From Miletus, dispatching someone to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the community. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition However, from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church [to come to him there]. American Standard Version (1901) And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. Common English Bible From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus calling for the church’s elders to meet him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called those greater by birth in the church. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church. |
This they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
When they had handpicked elders for them in every community, and prayed with fasting, they placed them in the care of the Lord—in whom they had put their trust.
and this letter along with them: “The emissaries and the elders, your brothers, To the Gentile brothers of Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings!
When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the community and the emissaries and the elders. They reported all that God had done in helping them.
The emissaries and elders were gathered together to examine this issue.
As they were traveling through the cities, they were handing down the rulings that had been decided upon by the emissaries and elders in Jerusalem, for them to keep.
When they arrived at Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila there. But he himself went into the synagogue and debated with the Jewish people.
Sailing from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios; the next day we crossed over to Samos, and the day after that we came to Miletus.
“Take care of yourselves and all the flock of which the Ruach ha-Kodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the community of God—which He obtained with the blood of His own.
The elders who lead well are worthy of honor and honorarium—especially those who work hard in the word and teaching.
The reason I left you in Crete was so that you would set in order the things that remain and appoint elders in every city as I directed you—
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of Messiah’s community, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Therefore I appeal to the elders among you—as a fellow elder and witness of Messiah’s sufferings, and a partaker also of the glory about to be revealed—
The elder. To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone, but also all who have come to know the truth—