And having chosen elders for them in every church, [and] having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they declared all that God had done with them.

And the apostles and elders gathered together to see about this matter.

Writing by their hand these things: The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia who are of the Gentiles: Greetings.

And as they were going through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, which had been decided by the apostles and the elders at Jerusalem.

Now from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the church.

Let the elders having ruled well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and you should appoint elders in every city as I commanded you:

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call on the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

The elders who are among you I exhort, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;

And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking along with [them] John also, whose surname was Mark.

But when I arrive, [those] whom ever you approve by letters, these I will send to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

But if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me.

Because he accepted my appeal, but being more diligent, he came to you of his own accord.

and not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches as our traveling companion with this gift, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself and [to show] our readiness--

having regard for honorable things, not only before the Lord, but also before men.