Acts 16:4

Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

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.

For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News and believe.

Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.

I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you,

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,

Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.

Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”

“Listen to me, my people; and hear me, my nation, for a law will go out from me, and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.

The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,

I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lord; “I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.