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Deuteronomy 1:13Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.Deuteronomy 1:15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.Acts 11:29And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea:Acts 11:30which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.Acts 14:23And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.Acts 15:1And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.Acts 15:2And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.Acts 15:3They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.Acts 15:4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.Acts 15:5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.Acts 15:6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.Acts 15:7And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them,Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.Acts 15:8And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;Acts 15:9and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.Acts 15:10Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?Acts 15:11But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.Acts 15:12And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.Acts 15:13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,Brethren, hearken unto me:Acts 15:14Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.Acts 15:15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,Acts 15:16After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:Acts 15:17That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,Acts 15:18Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.Acts 15:19Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;Acts 15:20but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.Acts 15:21For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:Acts 15:23and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:Acts 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;Acts 15:25it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,Acts 15:26men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 15:27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.Acts 15:28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:Acts 15:29that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.Acts 15:30So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.Acts 15:31And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.Acts 15:32And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.Acts 15:33And after they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.Acts 15:34Acts 15:35But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.Acts 16:4And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.Acts 16:5So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.Acts 20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.Acts 20:28Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.Acts 20:29I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;Acts 20:30and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.Acts 20:31Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.Acts 20:32And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.Acts 21:18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.1 Timothy 5:18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.1 Timothy 5:19Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.Titus 1:5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;Titus 1:6if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.Titus 1:7For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;Titus 1:8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;Titus 1:9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.Hebrews 11:2For therein the elders had witness borne to them.James 5:14Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
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