When they had appointed elders for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

二人在各教会中选立了长老，又禁食祷告，就把他们交托所信的主。

二人在各教会中选立了长老，禁食祷告后，把他们交托给他们所信的主。

二人在各教会中选立了长老，禁食祷告后，把他们交托给他们所信的主。

二人又为每个教会选立长老，禁食祷告，把他们交托给所信靠的主。

两人在各教会为他们指派了长老；禁食祈祷之后，就把他们交托给所信的主。

保罗和巴拿巴在各教会为他们选出了长老，祷告和禁食以后，把他们交托给他们所信靠的主。

二人在各教會中選立了長老，又禁食禱告，就把他們交託所信的主。

二人在各教會中選立了長老，禁食禱告後，把他們交託給他們所信的主。

二人在各教會中選立了長老，禁食禱告後，把他們交託給他們所信的主。

二人又為每個教會選立長老，禁食禱告，把他們交託給所信靠的主。

兩人在各教會為他們指派了長老；禁食祈禱之後，就把他們交託給所信的主。

二人在各教會中為他們選立了長老，用禱告帶禁食、將他們託付於所信靠的主。

保羅和巴拿巴在各教會為他們選出了長老，禱告和禁食以後，把他們交託給他們所信靠的主。

既於各會擇立長老、禁食祈禱、薦之於所信之主、

二人於各會、擇立長老、禁食祈禱、薦於其所信之主、

二人於各教會中擇立長老、祈禱禁食、託之於其所信之主、

並於各會選立長老、守齋祈禱、以信者託付於主。

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church. The elders had trusted in the Lord. Paul and Barnabas prayed and fasted. They placed the elders in the Lord’s care.

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

When they had appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

When they had appointed elders in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

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.

When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.

They did this, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.

“ And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

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

Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

I exhort the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be revealed:

The apostles and the elders gathered to consider this matter.

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.As they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.

When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

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Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, (niv)

The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.For Scripture says,“ Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and“ The worker deserves his wages.”Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. (niv)

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. (niv)

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. (niv)

That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day. (niv)

From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. (niv)

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (niv)

Jesus called out with a loud voice,“ Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. (niv)

He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach (niv)

With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings. (niv)

beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” (niv)