Acts 21:18

Conflict Over The Gentile Mission

¹⁷ When we reached Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly. ¹⁸ The following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. ¹⁹ After greeting them, he related in detail what God did among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Elders of the Church

James

Jerusalem

Paul

Acts 11:30

They did this, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 15:13

After they stopped speaking, James responded: “Brothers, listen to me!

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the 12 apostles:

First, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother;

Acts 12:17

Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James and the brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.

Acts 15:2

But after Paul and Barnabas had engaged them in serious argument and debate, the church arranged for Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this controversy.

Acts 15:6

Then the apostles and the elders assembled to consider this matter.

Acts 15:23

They wrote this letter to be delivered by them:

From the apostles and the elders, your brothers,

To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:

Greetings.

Acts 20:17

Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

Galatians 1:19

But I didn’t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

Galatians 2:9

When James, Cephas, and John, recognized as pillars, acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

James 1:1

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ:

To the 12 tribes in the Dispersion.

Greetings.