which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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.

Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men being chosen from them to Antioch, together with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.

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.

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

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of the Lord, and of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

On the next day Paul was going in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but [rather] exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

Do not receive an accusation against an elder unless on [the basis of] two or three witnesses.

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:

rather on account of love I appeal to you--being such a one as Paul, the elder, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ--

THE ELDER, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to know the truth,

THE ELDER, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they were ministering these things, which things were now announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.

And you are witnesses of these things.

"But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me.

And you also will testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection."

"This Jesus God has raised up, of which we all are witnesses."

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you murdered by hanging upon a cross.

And we are His witnesses of these words, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."

And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they also killed by hanging on a tree.

not to all the people, but to witnesses, who having been chosen beforehand by God, [even] to us, who ate together and drank together with Him after He arose from the dead.

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

who by the power of God [are] being guarded through faith for the salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

You have guided me by Your counsel, and You have taken me to Yourself with glory.

For whom have I in heaven [but You]? And what have I desired upon the earth besides You?

And if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together, so that we may also be glorified together.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the coming glory to be revealed in us.

For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hand, eternal in the heavens.

but we are confident and prefer rather to be away from home from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For to me, to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

For I am hard pressed by the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.

For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

Whenever Christ [who is] our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not only to me, but also to all those who have loved His appearing.

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

I, John, your brother and partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Christ Jesus, came to be on the island that is called Patmos on account of the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.