1 Peter 5:1
Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),
Luke 24:48
To this you must bear testimony.
Acts 11:30
This they carried out, sending their contribution to the presbyters by Barnabas and Saul.
Revelation 1:9
I John, your brother and your companion in the distress and realm and patient endurance which Jesus brings, found myself in the island called Patmos, for adhering to God's word and the testimony of Jesus.
John 15:26-27
When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth which issues from the Father, he will bear witness to me;
Acts 1:8
You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Acts 1:22
from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection."
Acts 2:32
This Jesus God raised, as we can all bear witness.
Acts 3:15
and you killed the pioneer of Life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can bear witness.
Acts 5:30-32
The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you murdered by hanging him on a gibbet.
Acts 10:39-41
As for what he did in the land of the Jews and of Jerusalem, we can testify to that. They slew him by hanging him on a gibbet,
Acts 14:23
They chose presbyters for them in every church, and with prayer and fasting entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 15:4
On arriving at Jerusalem they were received by the church, the apostles and the presbyters, and they reported how God had been with them and what he had done.
Acts 15:6
The apostles and the presbyters met to investigate this question,
Acts 15:22-23
Then the apostles and the presbyters, together with the whole church, decided to select some of their number and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The men selected were Judas (called Bar-Sabbas) and Silas, prominent members of the brotherhood.
Acts 20:17
From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the presbyters of the church.
Acts 20:28
Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.
Acts 21:18
Next day we accompanied Paul to James; all the presbyters were present,
Romans 8:17-18
and if children, heirs as well, heirs of God, heirs along with Christ ??for we share his sufferings in order to share his glory.
2 Corinthians 5:1
I know that if this earthly tent of mine is taken down, I get a home from God, made by no human hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:8
and in this confidence I would fain get away from the body and reside with the Lord.
Philippians 1:19
The outcome of all this, I know, will be my release, as you continue to pray for me, and as I am provided with the Spirit of Jesus Christ ??20 my eager desire and hope being that I may never feel ashamed but that now as ever I may do honour to Christ in my own person by fearless courage. Whether that means life or death, no matter!
Philippians 1:21-23
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
Colossians 3:3-4
for you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
1 Timothy 5:1
Never censure an older man harshly; appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers,
1 Timothy 5:19
Never let any charge be brought against a presbyter, unless it is certified by two or three witnesses.
2 Timothy 4:8
Now the crown of a good life awaits me, with which the Lord, that just Judge, will reward me on the great Day ??and not only me but all who have loved and longed for his appearance.
Titus 1:5
I left you behind in Crete in order to finish putting things right and to appoint presbyters in every town as I told you,
1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a life of hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:7
that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:12
to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!
1 Peter 5:4
Then you will receive the unfading crown of glory, when the chief Shepherd makes his appearance.
1 John 3:2
We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.
2 John 1:1-15
The presbyter, to the elect Lady and her children whom I love in the Truth (and not only I but all who know the Truth)