"And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present" We have already noted that this James, is James the Lord's brother who is also mentioned as being. prominent member of the congregation in Jerusalem (Acts 15:13; Galatians 2:9; Galatians 2:12). "Because only James is named, it is regularly deduced that the other apostles were all absent from Jerusalem" (Reese p. 792). "All the elders" That is, all the elders of the Jerusalem congregation. Remember, Paul and his companions were bringing the collection for the poor saints in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians 16:1), and this money would be handed over to the elders (Acts 11:30).

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