Acts 14:23

Updated: June 3, 2025
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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.
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} when they had ordained{G5500}{(G5660)} them{G846} elders{G4245} in every{G2596} church{G1577}, and had prayed{G4336}{(G5666)} with{G3326} fasting{G3521}, they commended{G3908}{(G5639)} them{G846} to the Lord{G2962}, on{G1519} whom{G3739} they believed{G4100}{(G5715)}.
KJV with Strongs
(23) Now they appointed elders for them in every assembly-church, having prayed with fasting, they set them before The אָדוֹן Adonai in whom they had believed.
The F.O.G
[23] Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in each church, choosing proven leaders through a process of prayer and fasting. They entrusted these new communities to the Lord's care, confident in His faithfulness to those who believed in Him.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and 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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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