23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.


In Context

20 But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

21 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,

22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.

23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

24 After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia,

25 and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

Acts 14:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:23And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:23And when they had ordained to them priests in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:23And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:23And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23And when they had ordained for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23When 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:23And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.