Acts 20:17

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From Miletus, he sent a message to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church to come to him.

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  • Acts 11:30 : 30 They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
  • Titus 1:5 : 5 I left you in Crete for this reason, so that you might set in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you.
  • Jas 5:14 : 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I urge the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings, and also as one who will share in the glory to be revealed.
  • 2 John 1:1 : 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth.
  • 3 John 1:1 : 1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.
  • Acts 15:6 : 6 The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.
  • Acts 15:23 : 23 They wrote this letter to be delivered by them: "The apostles and elders, your brothers, to the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
  • Acts 16:4 : 4 As they traveled from city to city, they shared the decisions that had been made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, instructing the believers to follow them.

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    18When they arrived, he said to them, 'You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in Asia.'

    19'I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.'

    20'I did not shrink back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house.'

  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13But we went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, where we intended to take Paul on board, for that was his arrangement since he planned to travel there on foot.

    14When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

    15From there, we set sail and arrived opposite Chios the next day. The following day, we crossed over to Samos, stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after that, we came to Miletus.

    16Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 14:23
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    23They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

  • Acts 20:1-2
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    1After the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying goodbye, he left to go to Macedonia.

    2After traveling through those regions and encouraging the people with many words, he came to Greece.

  • Acts 21:17-19
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    17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us warmly.

    18The next day Paul went with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

    19After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • 1 Pet 5:1
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    1I urge the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings, and also as one who will share in the glory to be revealed.

  • Titus 1:5
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    5I left you in Crete for this reason, so that you might set in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you.

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    1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

  • Acts 18:19-23
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    19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

    20When they asked him to stay longer with them, he declined.

    21But as he left, he said, 'I will return to you, God willing.' Then he set sail from Ephesus.

    22When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to greet the church and then went down to Antioch.

    23After spending some time there, he departed and traveled throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

  • Acts 15:6
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    6The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.

  • Acts 17:14-15
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    14Immediately, the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.

    15Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible, they departed.

  • 2 Tim 1:18
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    18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3Just as I urged you to remain in Ephesus when I went to Macedonia, so that you might command certain people not to teach false doctrines,

  • 2 Tim 4:12
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    12I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

  • Acts 26:17
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    17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,

  • Acts 20:4-8
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    4Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

    5These men went ahead and waited for us at Troas.

    6But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

    7On the first day of the week, we were gathered together to break bread, and Paul began to speak to them. Since he was planning to leave the next day, he continued his message until midnight.

    8There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered together.

  • Acts 20:36-37
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    36After saying this, Paul knelt down with them all and prayed.

    37They all wept loudly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

  • Eph 1:1
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    1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

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    1The king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

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    7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

  • Acts 19:22
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    22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.

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    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 20:31
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    31Therefore, be watchful, remembering that for three years I never stopped admonishing each one of you with tears, night and day.

  • Acts 14:26
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    26From there, they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

  • Acts 15:25
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    25It seemed good to us, being in agreement, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 19:25
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    25He gathered them together, along with others who worked in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that we gain a good income from this business.

  • 1 Cor 16:8
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    8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.

  • Acts 23:17
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    17Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, 'Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.'

  • Acts 21:29
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    29They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

  • Acts 15:4
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    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.