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Titus 1:5
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
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Acts 11:30
And they did this, sending it with Barnabas and Saul to the elders.
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Acts 20:32
And now I entrust you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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Acts 20:17
From Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the church.
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James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
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2 Timothy 2 2
The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.
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1 Timothy 5 22
Do not lay hands upon anyone too quickly and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
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1 Peter 5 1
Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and one who is also a fellow partaker of the glory that is to be revealed:
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Acts 15:6
The apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter.
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Acts 13:1-3
Now there were prophets and teachers at Antioch, in the church that was there: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for the work to which I have called them.”Then, when they had fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
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Acts 15:4
When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
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2John 1:1
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3 John 1 1
(niv)
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1 Timothy 5 1
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, (niv)
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1 Timothy 5 17-1 Timothy 5 19
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.For Scripture says,“ Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and“ The worker deserves his wages.”Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 3 12-1 Thessalonians 3 13
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. (niv)
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2 Thessalonians 2 16-2 Thessalonians 2 17
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. (niv)
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2 Timothy 1 12
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day. (niv)
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Acts 14:26
From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. (niv)
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1 Peter 5 10
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (niv)
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Luke 23:46
Jesus called out with a loud voice,“ Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. (niv)
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Mark 3:14
He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach (niv)
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Acts 15:23
With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings. (niv)
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Acts 1:22
beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” (niv)