Acts 20:17

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Acts 20:17

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

The elders

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The elders

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed as shepherds the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

which also they did, sending it off to the presbyters by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Then appointing them presbyters in every city, by prayer with fastings they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

Then when they arrived at Jerusalem, they were cordially received by the church, and the apostles and presbyters, and they related how great things God had done by them.

So as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the ordinances decreed by the apostles and presbyters that were at Jerusalem.

Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.

For this purpose I left thee behind me at Crete, that thou mightest direct the regulations which remained to be executed, and that thou shouldest appoint presbyters in every city, as I charged thee to do:

Is any man sick among you? let him send for the presbyters of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:

THE presbyter to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth:

THE presbyter to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.