they had.

Acts 1:22
beginning from John's baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection."

Mark 3:14
He appointed twelve of them whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

1 Timothy 5:22
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

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.

elders.

Acts 11:30
This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 15:4, 6, 23
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 20:17
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

1 Timothy 5:1, 17-19
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, . . .

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:

2 John 1:1
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth--and not I alone, but also all who know the truth--

3 John 1:1
The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

and had.

Acts 13:1-3
In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (a childhood companion of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. . . .

they commended.

Acts 14:26
From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

Acts 20:32
And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Luke 23:46
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, "Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit." And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

1 Thessalonians 3:12, 13
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, . . .

2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, . . .

2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.