Acts 14:23

Paul And Barnabas Return To Antioch In Syria

²² Reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the Faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the Kingdom of God. ²³ They also appointed Officers for them in every Church, and, after prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had learned to believe. ²⁴ Paul and Barnabas then went through Pisidia, and came into Pamphylia,

Prayer and Fasting

To the Lord

O God

Barnabas

Messiah

Paul

Titus 1:5

My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unsettled, and appoint Officers of the Church in the various towns, as I myself directed you.

Acts 11:30

And this they did, sending it to the Officers of the Church by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 20:32

And now I commend you to the Lord and to the Message of his Love--a Message which has the power to build up your characters, and to give you your place among all those who have become Christ's People.

Acts 20:17

From Miletus, however, he sent to Ephesus and invited the Officers of the Church to meet him;

James 5:14

If any one of you is ill, let him send for the Officers of the Church, and let them pray over him, after anointing him with oil in the name of the lord.

Mark 3:14

And he appointed twelve--whom he also named 'Apostles'--that they might be with him, and that he might send them out as his Messengers, to preach,

Luke 23:46

Then Jesus, with a loud cry, said: "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit." And with these words he expired.

Acts 1:22

From his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us--some one must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection."

Acts 13:1-3

Among the members of the Church at Antioch there were several Prophets and Teachers--Barnabas, Simeon who was known by the name of 'Black', Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, foster-brother of Prince Herod, and Saul.

Acts 14:26

From there they sailed to Antioch--the place where they had been committed to the gracious care of God for the work which they had now finished.

Acts 15:4

On their arrival at Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the Church, as well as by the Apostles and the Officers, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do.

Acts 15:6

The Apostles and the Officers of the Church held a meeting to consider this question.

Acts 15:23

They were bearers of the following letter--'The Apostles, and the Brothers who are the Officers of the Church, send their greetings to the Brethren of Gentile birth in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for every one, just as we are filled with love for you;

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope,

1 Timothy 5:1

Do not reprimand an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,

1 Timothy 5:17-19

Those Officers of the Church who fill their office well should be held deserving of especial consideration, particularly those whose work lies in preaching and teaching.

1 Timothy 5:22

Never ordain any one hastily, and take no part in the wrong-doing of others. Keep your life pure.

2 Timothy 1:12

That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until 'That Day.'

2 Timothy 2:2

and what you learnt from me, in the presence of many listeners, entrust to reliable men, who will be able in their turn to teach others.

1 Peter 5:1

As for the older men among you, who bear office in the Church, I, their fellow-Officer, and a witness to the sufferings of the Christ, who shall also share in the glory that is to be revealed--

1 Peter 5:10

God, from whom all help comes, and who called you, by your union with Christ, into his eternal glory, will, when you have suffered for a little while, himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

2 John 1:1

To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her Children, from the Officer of the Church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the Truth.

3 John 1:1

To his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves, From the Officer of the Church.