45 Bible Verses about elders
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Remember the days of eternity; Discern the years of generation and generation: Ask thy father, and he will announce to thee; Thy old men, and they shall say to thee.
Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
An elder shouldest thou not reprove, but beseech as a father; the younger as brethren;
And he said to me, Sawest, thou son of man, what the old men of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, a man in the chambers of his images? for they are saying, Jehovah sees us not; Jehovah forsook the earth.
Against an elder receive not an accusation from without, except from two or three witnesses.
And having chosen them elders in the church, having prayed with fasting, they set them before the Lord, in whom they had believed.
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell and worshipped God sitting upon the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
And in the accusing him by the chief priests and the more ancient, he answered nothing.
From the face of gray hair thou shalt rise up, and thou shalt honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt be afraid of thy God: I Jehovah.
If any be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not in accusation of licentiousness, or disorderly.
And Jehovah will come down in the cloud, and will speak to him, and he will take from the spirit which is upon him, and will give upon the seventy men, the old men: and it shall be in the resting of the spirit upon them, and they shall prophesy, and they shall not cease.
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These having put round white robes, who are they? and whence came they
The twenty-four elders will fall before him sitting on the throne, and will worship him living forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Gather to me seventy men of the old men of Israel, whom thou knewest that they were old men of the people, and their scribes; and take them to the tent of appointment, and they shall stand there with thee.
And the following day Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Neglect not the power which in thee, which was given thee by the gift of prophecy, with the putting on of hands of the council of elders.
And they sing as a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders: and none could learn the song, except the hundred forty-four thousand, purchased from the earth.
I shall understand above the old men, for I watched thy charges.
The elders among you I beseech, a fellow elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participator of the glory which is about to be revealed:
And when it was day, the council of elders of the people was gathered together, and the chief priests and scribes, and they brought him to their council,
And having been gathered together with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave sufficient silver coins to the soldiers,
Consecrate a fast., call an assembly, gather together the old men, all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Jehovah your God, and cry to Jehovah.
And the twenty four elders, which before God sitting upon their thrones, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
And having been loosed, they came to their own, and announced to them what the chief priests and elders said.
Wherefore do thy disciples pass by the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Gather the people, consecrate the convocation, assemble the old men, gather the children and those sucking the breasts: the bridegroom shall come forth from his chamber and the bride from her nuptial couch.
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,
Therefore an overseer must be irreprehensible, husband of one wife, sober, of sound mind, well arranged, hospitable, giving instruction;
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the earth. Was this in your days, and if in the days of your fathers?
The face of Jehovah their portion; he will not add to look upon them: they accepted not the face of the priests, they compassionated not the old men.
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Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
The elders among you I beseech, a fellow elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participator of the glory which is about to be revealed:
Church » Membership of officers in » Elders
Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
Which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
The elders among you I beseech, a fellow elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participator of the glory which is about to be revealed:
For this I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest rectify things left behind, and set elders in the city, as I directed thee:
Elders » Governmental
And he said to Moses, Come up to Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy from the old men of Israel; and worship from far off.
Come, and gather together the old men of Israel, and say to them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, was seen to me, the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jacob, saying, Reviewing, I reviewed you and what was done to you in Egypt
And Moses will go, and Aaron, and they will gather together all the old men of the sons of Israel.
And Moses will go and will call to the old men of the people, and he will set before them all these words that Jehovah commanded him.
And Joshua will call to all Israel, to his old men and to his heads and to his judges and to his scribes, and he will say to them, I have become old; I came into days:
Elders » Christian
Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
Which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
The elders among you I beseech, a fellow elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participator of the glory which is about to be revealed:
For this I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest rectify things left behind, and set elders in the city, as I directed thee:
Elders » Jewish
And they having held Jesus, brought to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and elders were gathered together.
Wherefore do thy disciples pass by the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority?
And quickly the chief priests having made counsel with the more ancient and scribes and the whole council, having bound Jesus, led away, and delivered to Pilate.
Leaders » Elders » Governmental
And he said to Moses, Come up to Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy from the old men of Israel; and worship from far off.
Come, and gather together the old men of Israel, and say to them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, was seen to me, the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jacob, saying, Reviewing, I reviewed you and what was done to you in Egypt
And Moses will go, and Aaron, and they will gather together all the old men of the sons of Israel.
And Moses will go and will call to the old men of the people, and he will set before them all these words that Jehovah commanded him.
And Joshua will call to all Israel, to his old men and to his heads and to his judges and to his scribes, and he will say to them, I have become old; I came into days:
Leaders » Elders » Jewish
And they having held Jesus, brought to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and elders were gathered together.
Wherefore do thy disciples pass by the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority?
And quickly the chief priests having made counsel with the more ancient and scribes and the whole council, having bound Jesus, led away, and delivered to Pilate.
Names » Of ministers » Elders
Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
Paul » sends for » Elders » Ephesus
And having sent from Miletus to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I embarked for Asia, how I was with you all the time Serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, having happened to me by the insidious plots of the Jews: read more.
how I concealed nothing of things profitable, not to announce to you, and teach you publicly, and in the houses, Testifying to both Jews, and Greeks, repentance towards God, and the faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
Religious » Elders » Governmental
And he said to Moses, Come up to Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy from the old men of Israel; and worship from far off.
Come, and gather together the old men of Israel, and say to them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, was seen to me, the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jacob, saying, Reviewing, I reviewed you and what was done to you in Egypt
And Moses will go, and Aaron, and they will gather together all the old men of the sons of Israel.
And Moses will go and will call to the old men of the people, and he will set before them all these words that Jehovah commanded him.
And Joshua will call to all Israel, to his old men and to his heads and to his judges and to his scribes, and he will say to them, I have become old; I came into days:
Religious » Elders » Jewish
And they having held Jesus, brought to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and elders were gathered together.
Wherefore do thy disciples pass by the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority?
And quickly the chief priests having made counsel with the more ancient and scribes and the whole council, having bound Jesus, led away, and delivered to Pilate.
Titles and names of ministers » Elders
Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
The elders among you I beseech, a fellow elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participator of the glory which is about to be revealed:
Topics on Elders
Elders In Heaven
Revelation 4:4And round about the throne twenty-four thrones; and sitting upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders, surrounded with white garments; and they had golden crowns upon their heads.
elders, as community leaders
Exodus 19:7And Moses will go and will call to the old men of the people, and he will set before them all these words that Jehovah commanded him.
elders, in the church
Acts 15:4And having arrived at Jerusalem they were received by the church, and the sent and elders, and they announced what God did with them.
The Elders Gathered
Exodus 3:16Come, and gather together the old men of Israel, and say to them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, was seen to me, the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jacob, saying, Reviewing, I reviewed you and what was done to you in Egypt
Twenty Four Elders
Revelation 4:10The twenty-four elders will fall before him sitting on the throne, and will worship him living forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
