Acts 11:30
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This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
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sent it to the elders--an office well known to be borrowed from the synagogue; after the model of which, and not at all of the temple, the Christian Churches were constituted by the apostles. by the hands of Barnabas and Saul--This was Saul's SECOND VISIT TO JERUSALEM after his conversion. Next: Acts Chapter 12
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. Peter's necessary vindication of what he did in receiving Cornelius and his friends into the church, from the censure he lay under for it among the brethren, and their acquiescence in it (v. 1-18). II. The good success of the gospel at Antioch, and the parts adjacent (Act 11:19-21). III. The carrying on of the good work that was begun at Antioch, by the ministry of Barnabas first, and afterwards of Paul in conjunction with him, and the lasting name of Christian first given to the disciples there (Act 11:22-26). IV. A prediction of an approaching famine, and the contribution that was made among the Gentile converts for the relief of the poor saints in Judea, upon that occasion (Act 11:27-30).
Open source ↗11:30 This is the first reference in Acts to elders as officers of the Christian church (see also 14:23; 15:2-23; 16:4; 20:17-35; 21:18; cp. 1 Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9).
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When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: