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Acts 20:17New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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17 However, from Mi·leʹtus he sent word to Ephʹe·sus and called for the elders of the congregation.
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Acts 20:17The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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᾿Απὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
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Acts 20:17The Bible in Living English
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17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and had the elders of the church come.
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Acts 20:17American Standard Version
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17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.
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Acts 20:17The Emphasized Bible
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17 But from Miletus he sent unto Ephesus, and called for the elders of the assembly.
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Acts 20:17King James Version
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17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
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Acts Study Notes—Chapter 20New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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elders: Lit., “older men.” In the Bible, the Greek term pre·sbyʹte·ros refers primarily to those who hold a position of authority and responsibility in a community or a nation. Spiritually older, or mature, men shared the responsibility of leadership and administration in the cities of the ancient nation of Israel. Likewise, spiritually older, or mature, men served in the different Christian congregations in the first century C.E. This account about Paul meeting with the elders from Ephesus clearly shows that there was more than one elder in that congregation. The number of elders in each congregation depended on the number who qualified as spiritually mature men. (1Ti 3:1-7; Tit 1:5-8) When Paul wrote his first letter to Timothy, who likely lived in Ephesus at the time, he mentioned “the body of elders.”—1Ti 1:3; 4:14.
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