Elders and Deacons

4 passages

1. Acts 14:23

   Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

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2. Titus 1:5

   The 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.

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3. Acts 6:3

   Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them

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4. 1 Timothy 5:22

   Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

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