1 Peter 5:1
I appeal therefore to those who are elders among you; I am their brother-elder and a witness to what the Christ suffered, and I am to share in the glory that is to be revealed??2 be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though it were forced upon you but of your own free will, and not from base love of gain but freely,
Luke 24:48
You are to be witnesses to all this, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts 11:30
and this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.
John 15:26-27
When the Helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father??hat Spirit of Truth that comes from the Father??e will bear testimony to me,
Acts 1:8
but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."
Acts 1:22
from his baptism by John to the time when he was caught up from us, must join us as a witness to his resurrection."
Acts 2:32
He is Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and to whose resurrection we are all witnesses.
Acts 3:15
and killed the very source of life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can testify.
Acts 5:30-32
The God of our forefathers raised Jesus to life when you had hung him on a cross and killed him.
Acts 10:39-41
We are witnesses of everything that he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. Yet they put him upon a cross and killed him.
Acts 14:23
They appointed elders for them in each church, and with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 15:4
When they reached Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported how God had worked with them.
Acts 15:6
The apostles and elders had a meeting to look into this matter.
Acts 15:22-23
Then the apostles and elders with the whole church resolved to select representatives and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They were Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.
Acts 20:17
From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
Acts 20:28
Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.
Acts 21:18
On the next day we went with Paul to see James, and all the elders came in.
Romans 8:17-18
and if children, heirs also; heirs of God, and fellow-heirs with Christ, if we really share his sufferings in order to share his glory too.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For I know that if this earthly tent that I live in is taken down, God will provide me a building in heaven to live in, not built by human hands but eternal.
Philippians 1:19
for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all this will turn out for my highest welfare,
Philippians 1:21-23
For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
Colossians 3:3-4
For you have died, and your life now lies hidden with Christ in God.
1 Timothy 5:1
Never reprove an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men like brothers,
1 Timothy 5:19
Do not listen to an accusation made against an elder, unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.
2 Timothy 4:8
Now the crown of uprightness awaits me, which the Lord, the upright judge, will award me on that Day, and not only me but also all who have loved and hoped for his appearing.
Titus 1:5
I left you behind in Crete expressly to correct what defects there were, and to appoint elders in each town, as I directed you??6 men of irreproachable character, who have been married only once, whose children are Christians, free from any suspicion of profligacy or disobedience.
1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born anew to a life of hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead,
1 Peter 1:7
they are to show that your faith when tested is found to be more precious than gold, which though it is perishable is tested with fire, and they will bring you praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:12
It was disclosed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in dealing with these things, which have now been told you by those who through the holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news; things into which angels long to look!
1 Peter 5:4
and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.
1 John 3:2
Dear friends, we are God's children now; it has not yet been disclosed what we are to be. We know that if he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
2 John 1:1-15
The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love??nd not only I but all who know the truth??2 because of the truth that stays in our hearts and will be with us forever;