Acts 20:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

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  • Acts 11:30 : 30 Which they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.
  • Titus 1:5 : 5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
  • Jas 5:14 : 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
  • 2 John 1:1 : 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth.
  • 3 John 1:1 : 1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
  • Acts 15:6 : 6 And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
  • Acts 15:23 : 23 And they wrote letters by them in this way: The apostles, elders, and brethren, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings.
  • Acts 16:4 : 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were ordained by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

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    18And when they had come to him, he said to them, "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,

    19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;

    20how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house,

  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot.

    14And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

    15We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios; the following day we arrived at Samos, and stayed at Trogyllium; the next day we came to Miletus.

    16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 14:23
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    23And when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.

  • Acts 20:1-2
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    1And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

    2And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,

  • Acts 21:17-19
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    17And when we came to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

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

    19And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

  • 1 Pet 5:1
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    1The elders among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

  • Titus 1:5
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    5For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

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    1And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper regions and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples,

  • Acts 18:19-23
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    19And he came to Ephesus and left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

    20When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent,

    21but bade them farewell, saying, 'I must by all means keep this feast that is coming in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you if God wills.' And he sailed from Ephesus.

    22And when he landed at Caesarea and went up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.

    23And after spending some time there, he departed and went over all the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

  • Acts 15:6
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    6And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.

  • Acts 17:14-15
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    14And immediately the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea: but Silas and Timothy stayed there still.

    15And those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens: and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

  • 2 Tim 1:18
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    18The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day, and you know very well how many things he ministered to me at Ephesus.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30Which they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3As I urged you to remain in Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that you might instruct some that they teach no other doctrine,

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

  • Acts 26:17
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    17Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

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    4And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia; and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

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

    7Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them, ready to depart the next day, and continued his message until midnight.

    8There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered.

  • Acts 20:36-37
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    36And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

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

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    1And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

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    22So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he stayed in Asia for a while.

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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a judgment against him.

  • Acts 20:31
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    31Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

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

  • Acts 15:25
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    25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Now when Paul and his company sailed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 19:25
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    25Whom he called together with the workmen of similar occupation, and said, Sirs, you know that by this trade we have our wealth.

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

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

  • Acts 21:29
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    29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

  • Acts 15:4
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    4And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.