Acts 14:23

Paul And Barnabas Return To Antioch In Syria

²² Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. ²³ And when they had ordained elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. ²⁴ And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

Prayer and Fasting

To the Lord

O God

Barnabas

Messiah

Paul

Titus 1:5

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you:

Acts 11:30

Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 20:32

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them who are sanctified.

Acts 20:17

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

James 5:14

Is any sick among you? 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:

Mark 3:14

And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

Luke 23:46

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the spirit.

Acts 1:22

Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Acts 13:1-3

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 14:26

And from there sailed to Antioch, from where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Acts 15:4

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

Acts 15:6

And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.

Acts 15:23

And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greetings unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through grace,

1 Timothy 5:1

Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brothers;

1 Timothy 5:17-19

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.

1 Timothy 5:22

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep yourself pure.

2 Timothy 1:12

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Timothy 2:2

And the things that you have heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

1 Peter 5:1

The elders who are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

1 Peter 5:10

But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while, restore, establish, strengthen, settle you.

2 John 1:1

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

3 John 1:1

The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.