To resolve the matter, Paul and Barnabas were sent “to the apostles and older men in Jerusalem, ” who clearly served as a governing body. ​ — Acts 15: 1 - 3.
وَلِحَلِّ هذِهِ ٱلْمَسْأَلَةِ ،‏ أُرْسِلَ بُولُسُ وَبَرْنَابَا « إِلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ وَٱلشُّيُوخِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ » ،‏ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا عَلَى مَا يَتَّضِحُ يَخْدُمُونَ كَهَيْئَةٍ حَاكِمَةٍ .‏ —‏ اعمال ١٥ :‏ ​ ١ -‏ ٣‏ .‏