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Deuteronomy 1:13Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”Deuteronomy 1:15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.Acts 11:30This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.Acts 15:3Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.Acts 15:4On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.Acts 15:5But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.Acts 15:7After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.Acts 15:8And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.Acts 15:10Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?Acts 15:11On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”Acts 15:12The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.Acts 15:13When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!Acts 15:14Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.Acts 15:15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:Acts 15:16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,Acts 15:17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these thingsActs 15:18that have been known for ages.’Acts 15:19It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.Acts 15:20Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.Acts 15:21For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,Acts 15:23and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.Acts 15:24It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.Acts 15:25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,Acts 15:26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 15:27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.Acts 15:28It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:Acts 15:29You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.Acts 15:30So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.Acts 15:31When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.Acts 15:32Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.Acts 15:33After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.Acts 15:34Acts 15:35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.Acts 16:4As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.Acts 16:5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.Acts 20:17From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Acts 20:29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.Acts 20:30Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.Acts 20:32And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.Acts 21:18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.1 Timothy 5:18For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”1 Timothy 5:19Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.Titus 1:5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.Titus 1:6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.Titus 1:8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.Titus 1:9He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.Hebrews 11:2This is why the ancients were commended.James 5:14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
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