These were men who had a broader base of Scriptural knowledge and years of experience in true worship, and they had had more time to develop into mature Christian elders. ​ — Compare Romans 3: 1, 2.
अतः, यह स्वाभाविक है कि उस काल का शासी निकाय यहूदियों, जैसे प्रेरितों १५: २ में उल्लिखित है, ‘ यरूशलेम के प्रेरितों और प्राचीनों ’ से बना था ।