Bible Strands
Acts 11:30
This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Luke records this narrative moment following the Antioch church's decision to gather famine relief for Judean believers. The action describes the formal transfer of those resources to the local church leadership.
The words — ἀποστεῖλαντες (aposteilantes) translates literally as "having sent," marking the completion of the dispatch. πρεσβυτέρους (presbuterous) identifies the recipients specifically as the "elders" of the Judean congregation.
The thread — The text states that Barnabas and Saul complete this Jerusalem ministry before returning to Antioch (Acts 12:25). The structural pattern of appointing elders and reporting to apostolic leadership reappears in Acts 14:23 and Acts 15:4.
Why it lands — The text says relief funds are routed through established local elders rather than distributed independently. Readers must acknowledge that practical provision and spiritual oversight are jointly administered in the early church.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Cross-references
- Acts 12:25 When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
- Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
- Acts 15:4 On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
- Acts 15:6 So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
- Acts 16:4 As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
- Acts 20:17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
- 1 Timothy 5:17 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Titus 1:5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- James 5:14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
- 1 Peter 5:1 As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: