And when they had appointed for them elders in every church (χειροτονησαντες δε αυτοις κατ' εκκλησιαν πρεσβυτερους). They needed a…

And when they had ordained. ceirotonhsantev. The word ordain we now use in an ecclesiastical sense, to denote a setting …

And when they had ordained them elders.—The word for “ordained” occurs in the New Testament here and in [Reference 2 Cori…

(21a) Derbe was situated in the southeastern part of the Lycaonian region of Galatia, about sixty miles southeast of Lystra. In 25 B. C. Augustus i…

When they had ordained elders. By this it appears sufficiently that it is not enough if people have been once taught the doctrine of godli…

And when they had ordained them elders in every church ,
&c.] As soon as ever any number of disciples were made, or souls were…

See how restless the rage of the Jews was against the gospel of Christ. The people stoned Paul in a popular tumult. So strong is the inclination of…