Acts 15:6

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

Acts 15:25

it has been decided by us, having met together, to select men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Proverbs 15:22

Without consultation and wise advice, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they are established and succeed.

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered in My name [meeting together as My followers], I am there among them.”

Acts 6:2

So the Twelve called the disciples together and said, “It is not appropriate for us to neglect [teaching] the word of God in order to serve tables and manage the distribution of food.

Acts 15:4

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received warmly by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported to them all the things that God had accomplished through them.

Acts 21:18

On the next day Paul went with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present.

Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your [spiritual] leaders and submit to them [recognizing their authority over you], for they are keeping watch over your souls and continually guarding your spiritual welfare as those who will give an account [of their stewardship of you]. Let them do this with joy and not with grief and groans, for this would be of no benefit to you.

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