Act 14:23, 15:4, 6, 20:17, 1Ti 5:17, Tit 1:5-6, Jam 5:14, 1Pe 5:1, 2Jo 1 | ESV | STEP | And when they had appointed elders for them in every church , with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed .

f[See ver. 3 above]

g[ver. 12, 25]

h[See ver. 4 above]

iSee ch. 11:30

j Rom. 12:8; 1 Thess. 5:12; [1 Cor. 12:28]

k Deut. 21:17

l[1 Tim. 1:3]

m[Acts 14:23; 2 Tim. 2:2]

nFor ver. 6-8, see 1 Tim. 3:2-4

qSee Eph. 5:18

r Mark 6:13; [Mark 16:18]

s[2 John 1; 3 John 1]

tSee Luke 24:48

u 3 John 1; [1 Pet. 5:1]

v 1 John 3:18; 3 John 1

w John 8:32; [1 Tim. 2:4; Heb. 10:26]

x John 1:17; 14:6; See Gal. 2:5

Acts 14:23

23 And when they had ^aappointed ^belders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting ^cthey committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Acts 15:4

4 ^dWhen they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and ^ethe apostles and the elders, and ^fthey declared all that God had done with them.

Acts 15:6

6 ^gThe ^hapostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.

Acts 20:17

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called ⁱthe elders of the church to come to him.

1 Timothy 5:17

17 Let the elders ^jwho rule well be considered worthy of ^kdouble honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

Titus 1:5-6

Qualifications for Elders

5 ^lThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^mappoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 ⁿif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or a man of one woman} and his children are believers ^{▼▼Or are faithful} and not open to the charge of ^qdebauchery or insubordination.

James 5:14

14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, ^ranointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

1 Peter 5:1

Shepherd the Flock of God

1 So I exhort the elders among you, ^sas a fellow elder and ^ta witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:

2 John 1

Greeting

1 ^uThe elder to the elect lady and her children, ^vwhom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who ^wknow ^xthe truth,