Sending to Ephesus, he called the elders of the Church — These are called bishops in Acts 20:28, (rendered overseers in our translation.) Perhaps elders and bishops were then the same; or no otherwise different than are the rector of a parish and his curates.
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Acts 20:17
17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.