²³ And when they had ^(A)appointed ^(B)elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting ^(C)they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

² And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and ^(A)debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and ^(B)some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to ^(C)the apostles and the elders about this question.

^4 (A)When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and ^(B)the apostles and the elders, and ^(C)they declared all that God had done with them.

^6 (A)The ^(B)apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.

⁴ As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance ^(A)the decisions ^(B)that had been reached by ^(C)the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

¹⁷ Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called ^(A)the elders of the church to come to him.

¹⁸ On the following day Paul went in with us to ^(A)James, and all ^(B)the elders were present.

¹⁷ Let the elders ^(A)who rule well be considered worthy of ^(B)double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.

¹⁹ Do not admit a charge against an elder except ^(A)on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

Qualifications for Elders

^5 (A)This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^(B)appoint elders in every town as I directed you—