az[See ver. 28 above]

Deuteronomy 31:28

28Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak athese words in their ears and bcall heaven and earth to witness against them.

Joshua 24:1

The Covenant Renewal at Shechem

1Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel cto Shechem and dsummoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And ethey presented themselves before God.

1 Chronicles 28:1

David’s Charge to Israel

1 fDavid assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the gofficials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the hcommanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the istewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the jmighty men and all the seasoned warriors.

Acts 20:17-35

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

17Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called kthe elders of the church to come to him. 18And when they came to him, he said to them:

l“You yourselves know mhow I lived among you the whole time nfrom the first day that I set foot in Asia,
19 oserving the Lord pwith all humility and with qtears and with trials that happened to me through rthe plots of the Jews; 20how I sdid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and tteaching you in public and from house to house, 21 utestifying both to Jews and to Greeks of vrepentance toward God and of wfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained xby
Or bound in
the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,
23except that zthe Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that aaimprisonment and abafflictions await me. 24But acI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only adI may finish my course and aethe ministry afthat I received from the Lord Jesus, agto testify to ahthe gospel of aithe grace of God. 25And now, behold, ajI know that none of you among whom I have gone about akproclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26Therefore alI testify to you this day that amI am innocent of the blood of all, 27for anI did not shrink from declaring to you aothe whole counsel of God. 28 apPay careful attention to yourselves and to all aqthe flock, in which arthe Holy Spirit has made you asoverseers, atto care for authe church of God,
Some manuscripts  of the Lord
which he awobtained axwith his own blood.
Or  with the blood of his Own
29I azknow that after my departure bafierce wolves will come in among you, bbnot sparing the flock; 30and bcfrom among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31Therefore bdbe alert, remembering that befor three years I did not cease night or day bfto admonish every one bgwith tears. 32And now bhI commend you to God and to bithe word of his grace, which is able to bjbuild you up and to give you bkthe inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 blI coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34 bmYou yourselves know that bnthese hands ministered to my necessities and boto those who were with me. 35In all things bpI have shown you that bqby working hard in this way we must brhelp the weak and bsremember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed btto give than to receive.’

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