Acts 21:18

Conflict Over The Gentile Mission

¹⁷ At length we reached Jerusalem, and the brothers there received us gladly. ¹⁸ On the following day we went with Paul to call on James, and all the elders were present. ¹⁹ After saluting them Paul rehearsed, one by one, the things that God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Elders of the Church

James

Jerusalem

Paul

Acts 11:30

This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 15:13

When they had finished speaking, James said:

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Acts 12:17

He motioned to them to keep quiet, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell all this to James," he said, "and to the brothers," and away he went to another place.

Acts 15:2

Now when dispute and controversy sprang up between them and Paul and Barnabas, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas, and certain others, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 15:6

The apostles and elders met to consider the matter;

Acts 15:23

They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

Acts 20:17

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church to come to him;

Galatians 1:19

I saw no other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.

Galatians 2:9

and when they recognized the grace which had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, then thought to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and to me the right hand of fellowship. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the Jews.

James 1:1

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends greeting to the twelve tribes that are scattered abroad.