Acts 20:17

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“From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.”

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BSBPD

“From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 20:17 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 11:30This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
  2. Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
  3. Acts 15:4On 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.
  4. Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
  5. Acts 15:23and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
  6. Acts 16:4As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
  7. Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  8. 1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
  9. Titus 1:5The 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.
  10. James 5:14Is 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.
  11. 1 Peter 5:1As 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:
  12. 2 John 1:1The 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—
  13. 3 John 1:1The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

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