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Acts 11:29,30
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers which dwelled in Judaea:
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Acts 14:23
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.
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Acts 15:1-35
And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brothers, and said, Except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.
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Acts 16:4,5
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.
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Acts 20:17,28-32
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
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Acts 21:18
And the day following Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
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1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
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1 Timothy 5:17-19
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.
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Titus 1:5-9
For this cause left I you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you:
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Hebrews 11:2
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
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James 5:14,15
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:
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1 Peter 5:1-5
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:
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2 John 1:1
The elder to 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;
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3 John 1:1
The elder to the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
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Greek
4245. presbuteros -- elder
... used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly ...
Tim 5:2. It refers to , ie not women with an official church office or ...
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1985. episkopos -- a superintendent, an overseer
... the supervising function exercised by an elder or presbyter ... of episkopeo); a
superintendent, ie Christian officer in ... charge of a (or the) church (literally or ...
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4244. presbuterion -- a body of elders
... of elders; a serving a local church who lead ... elders, ie (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin
or Christian "presbytery" -- (estate of) elder(-s), presbytery. ...
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The Christian Church a Family.
... not as they then were; but the Christian cause lives ... Now, the Church of Christ depends
upon these three ... partial Father, loving one alone"the elder"but the ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/xv the christian church a.htm

The Church of God.
... Webster in defining presbyter, says, "An elder in the early Christian church." Young
in his analytical concordance says of presbytery, "An assembly of elders ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter vii the church of.htm

The Council at Jerusalem.
... the name of "the brother elders" or "elder brethren" to ... of which plainly proves the
right of Christian people to ... way in the government of the church, as they ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 64 the council at.htm

The Constitution of the Church in the Second Century.
... A Christian Church, composed chiefly of Gentile converts, was soon afterwards
established in ... an individual, named Marcus, as their bishop, or presiding elder. ...
/.../killen/the ancient church/chapter v the constitution of.htm

The Christian Ministry, and Its Relation to the Christian ...
... as any permanent rulers existed"of the early church. ... priesthood is applied to the
Christian pastors ... harmless contraction of "presbyter" (ie, elder), but has ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 59 the christian ministry.htm

The Extraordinary Teachers of the Apostolic Church; and Its ...
... ordained elder was considered qualified to join in the ordination of others.
[245:2] The same principle was acknowledged in the early Christian Church; and ...
/.../killen/the ancient church/chapter ii the extraordinary teachers.htm

Central Position of Christ in the History of the World.
... THE CHURCH UNDER THE APOSTLES AND HEATHEN WORLD ... concern of man, the entrance of the
Christian religion into ... The former is like the elder son in the parable, who ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 8 central position of.htm

Chronology of the Apostolic Age.
... 1. The founding of the Christian Church on the feast of Pentecost in May ad ... settles
the date of the preceding martyrdom of James the elder, Peter's imprisonment ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 23 chronology of the.htm

The Church of Jerusalem and the Labors of Peter.
... James the elder, the brother of John, was beheaded ... with Paul as "founder" of the
church of Rome ... became the real founders of the Jewish-Christian congregation in ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 25 the church of.htm

Preface
... Mr. T. Clark, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and an Elder in the Free Church of Scotland ...
began to issue the valuable "Ante-Nicene Christian Library", edited by ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/the confessions and letters of st/preface.htm

Resources
What are the qualifications of elders and deacons? | GotQuestions.org

Is it biblical to call the wife of a pastor, elder, or bishop the First Lady of the church? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about the form of church government? | GotQuestions.org

Elder: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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