Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of {their} conversation. {have the rule: or, are the guides}

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that {is} unprofitable for you. {have...: or, guide}

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and {of} the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples {unto them}, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

And the {day} following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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 therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Where no counsel {is}, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors {there is} safety.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat {him} as a father; {and} the younger men as brethren;

And the {day} following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

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:

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell {it} unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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.

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

But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed {to be somewhat} in conference added nothing to me: