And when they had ordained them elders in every ekklesia, and had prayed with fasting, they commanded them to the Lord, on whom they believed. |
So when they had appointed elders in every ekklesia, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
And when they had appointed elders for them in every ekklesia, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders (or ordained elders or had elders elected) for them in each ekklesia and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. |
And when they had appointed and ordained elders for them in each ekklesia with prayer and fasting, they committed them to the Lord in Whom they had come to believe [being full of joyful trust that He is the Christ, the Messiah]. |
And having appointed for them elders in every assembly, having prayed in connection with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed. |
They appointed elders for them in each ekklesia, and with prayer and fasting commended these men to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
They helped them select elders in each ekklesia, and after praying and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
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