Acts 21:18

Conflict Over The Gentile Mission

¹⁷ And when we were come up to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. ¹⁸ And the next day, Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. ¹⁹ And having saluted them, he gave them a particular account of those things which God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Elders of the Church

James

Jerusalem

Paul

Acts 11:30

sending it to the elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 15:13

And when they held their peace, James answered, saying, 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 his hand, to be silent, declared to them, How the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Shew these things to James and to the brethren.

Acts 15:2

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

Acts 15:6

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

Acts 15:23

Writing thus by their hand, The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren salute the brethren who are of the Gentiles, in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

Acts 20:17

And sending to Ephesus from Miletus, he called thither the elders of the church.

Galatians 1:19

But other of the apostles I saw none, save James, the brother of the Lord.

Galatians 2:9

) And when James, and Cephas, and John, who undoubtedly were pillars, knew the grace that was given to me, they gave the right-hands of fellowships to me and Barnabas, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision: Only they desired that we would be mindful of the poor,

James 1:1

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