Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Acts 14:23 in English Standard Version "And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed." Ac 11:30 And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. Ac 20:32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. Tit 1:5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—