Acts 21:18

Conflict Over The Gentile Mission

¹⁷ And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. ¹⁸ And the day following Paul went in with us to James: and all the elders were present. ¹⁹ And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Elders of the Church

James

Jerusalem

Paul

Acts 11:30

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

Acts 15:13

And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me.

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Acts 12:17

But he beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, show these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Acts 15:2

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 15:6

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

Acts 15:23

And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles, and elders, and brethren, send greeting to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

Acts 20:17

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

Galatians 1:19

But I saw no other of the apostles, save James the Lord's brother.

Galatians 2:9

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the heathen, and they to the circumcision.

James 1:1

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.