Acts 14:23
And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
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24And they went through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
Cross References
Mark 3:14And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
Acts 1:22Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.
Acts 13:1Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.
Acts 15:4And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
Acts 15:23And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:
Acts 20:32And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
Matthew Henry on Acts 14:20-28
Paul Stoned at Lystra; The Disciples Exhorted and Encouraged; Paul and Barnabas Ordain Elders. 19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to… Read the whole commentary →