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And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.
At
daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they
convened the
Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the
elders of Israel—and sent to the
jail for the apostles.
And they
stirred up the people, and the
elders, and the
scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Which also they did, and sent it to the
elders by the hands of
Barnabas and Saul.
This they did, sending their gifts to the
elders with
Barnabas and Saul.
And when they had ordained them
elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they
commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Paul and
Barnabas appointed
elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
When therefore Paul and
Barnabas had no small
dissension and
disputation with them, they determined that Paul and
Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and
elders about this question.
And after
engaging these men in sharp
debate, Paul and
Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and
elders about this question.
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were
welcomed by the church and apostles and
elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
Then pleased it the apostles and
elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas; namely,
Judas surnamed Barsabas, and
Silas, chief men among the brethren:
Then the apostles and
elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas. They chose
Judas called Barsabbas and
Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and
elders and brethren send
greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and
Cilicia:
and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the
elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and
Cilicia: Greetings.
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
And from
Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the
elders of the church.
From
Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the
elders of the church.
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
As also the high priest
doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the
elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
as the high priest and the whole Council can
testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to
apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
And they came to the chief priests and
elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great
curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
And after five days
Ananias the high priest descended with the
elders, and with a certain
orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Five days later the high priest
Ananias came down with some
elders and a
lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the
presbytery.
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Rebuke not an
elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Do not
rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
Against an
elder receive not an
accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
Do not
entertain an
accusation against an
elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
For this cause left I thee in
Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and
ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
The reason I left you in
Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and
appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
If any be
blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of
riot or
unruly.
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Is any sick among you? 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:
Is any one of you sick? He should call the
elders of the church to pray over him and
anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
The
elders which are 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:
As a fellow
elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a
partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the
elders among you:
Likewise, ye younger, submit
yourselves unto the
elder.
Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with
humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Young men, in the same way, submit
yourselves to your
elders. And all of you,
clothe yourselves with
humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
The
elder unto the
elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
The
elder unto the wellbeloved
Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
The
elder, To the beloved
Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty
elders sitting, clothed in white
raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
the twenty-four
elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives
forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
And one of the
elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Then one of the
elders said to me, “Do not
weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the
scroll and its seven seals.”
And I
beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the
elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne,
encircled by the four living creatures and the
elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
When He had taken the
scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a
harp, and they were holding golden
bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
And I
beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the
elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and
elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
And the four beasts said,
Amen. And the four and twenty
elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
And the four living creatures said, “
Amen,” and the
elders fell down and worshiped.
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
And one of the
elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are
arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
And they
sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the
elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
And the four and twenty
elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying,
Amen;
Alleluia.
And the twenty-four
elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “
Amen,
Hallelujah!”
Nevertheless the elders of the Jews obtained favour, because the Lord had visited the captivity;
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
And also he commanded that Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, and their companions, and those which were appointed rulers in Syria and Phenice, should be careful not to
meddle with the place, but suffer Zorobabel, the servant of the Lord, and governor of
Judea, and the
elders of the Jews, to build the house of the Lord in that place.
And that
whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the
elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity.
For the entrances of the
elder world were wide and sure, and brought
immortal fruit.
And Ozias took him out of the assembly unto his house, and made a feast to the elders; and they called on the God of Israel all that night for help.
Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and
cried with a loud voice, and said before all the
elders,
Now when the men of her city heard her voice, they made
haste to go down to the gate of their city, and they called the
elders of the city.
For her sake I shall have
estimation among the multitude, and honour with the
elders, though I be young.
Stand in the multitude of the
elders; and
cleave unto him that is wise.
Use not many words in a multitude of
elders, and make not much
babbling when thou prayest.
Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.
Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgment; and hinder not musick.
And in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king’s sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by the river Sud.
And the two
elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their
lust was inflamed toward her.
And there was no body there save the two
elders, that had
hid themselves, and watched her.
And they did as she
bade them, and shut the garden doors, and went out themselves at privy doors to
fetch the things that she had commanded them: but they saw not the
elders, because they were
hid.
Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying,
But when the
elders had declared their matter, the servants were greatly
ashamed: for there was never such a report made of
Susanna.
And it came to pass the next day, when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim, the two
elders came also full of
mischievous imagination against
Susanna to put her to death;
Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.
And the elders said, As we walked in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent the maids away.
Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and judges of the people: so they condemned her to death.
Wherefore all the people turned again in
haste, and the
elders said unto him, Come, sit down among us, and
shew it us, seeing God hath given thee the honour of an
elder.
And they arose against the two
elders, for Daniel had
convicted them of false witness by their own mouth:
So that the princes and
elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed.
After this went Nicanor up to mount
Sion, and there came out of the sanctuary certain of the priests and certain of the
elders of the people, to
salute him
peaceably, and to
shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered for the king.
Nevertheless
Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to
besiege it still: and he chose certain of the
elders of Israel and the priests, and put himself in
peril;
Jonathan the high priest, and the
elders of the nation, and the priests, and the other of the Jews, unto the Lacedemonians their brethren send
greeting:
After this came
Jonathan home again, and calling the
elders of the people together, he consulted with them about building strong holds in
Judea,
King
Demetrius unto Simon the high priest, and friend of kings, as also unto the
elders and nation of the Jews, sendeth
greeting:
And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the
elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send
greeting:
At Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and
elders of the country, were these things
notified unto us.
Wherefore Simon called his two
eldest sons,
Judas and John, and said unto them, I, and my brethren, and my father’s house, have ever from my youth unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel; and things have
prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel
oftentimes.
And
Judas, being apart with the
elders, determined, before the king’s host should enter into
Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.
Now was there accused unto Nicanor one Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, a lover of his countrymen, and a man of very good report, who for his kindness was called a father of the Jews.