78 Bible Verses about Age

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Psalm 92:14


[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age;
They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];

Genesis 25:8

Then Abraham breathed his last and he died at a good old age, an old man who was satisfied [with life]; and he was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].

Genesis 25:7

The days of Abraham’s life were a hundred and seventy-five years.

Job 32:7


“I thought age should speak,
And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”

Genesis 18:11

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; she was past [the age of] childbearing.

Numbers 8:25

but at the age of fifty years, they shall retire from the service of the [tabernacle] work and serve no longer.

1 Kings 1:1

Now King David was old, advanced in years; they covered him with clothes, but he could not get warm.

John 9:23

Because of this his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

Zechariah 8:4

Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Old men and old women will again sit in the streets (public places) of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of his advanced age.

Luke 18:30

who will not receive many times as much in this present age and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Luke 3:23

When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son [by marriage] of Eli,

Job 32:9


“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,
Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise man (philosopher)? Where is the scribe (scholar)? Where is the debater (logician, orator) of this age? Has God not exposed the foolishness of this world’s wisdom?

1 Chronicles 29:28

He died in a good old age [his seventy-first year], full of days (satisfied), riches and honor. Solomon his son reigned in his place.

Leviticus 27:7

If the person is sixty years old and above, your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male, and ten shekels for the female.

Deuteronomy 34:7

Although Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eyesight was not dim, nor his natural strength abated.

Genesis 35:28

Now the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.

Galatians 4:1

Now what I mean [when I talk about children and their guardians] is this: as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave even though he is the [future owner and] master of all [the estate];

Luke 2:36

There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

Exodus 30:14

Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and over, [as he joins those already counted], shall give this contribution to the Lord.

Joshua 14:11

I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so is my strength now, for war and for going out and coming in.

Genesis 21:7

And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have given birth to a son by him in his old age.”

Job 8:8


“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;

Mark 10:30

who will not receive a hundred times as much now in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms—along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

Topics on Age

Age At Death

1 Samuel 4:15

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; his eyes were dim so that he could not see.

Age Discrimination

2 Kings 2:23

Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

Age Of Accountability

Isaiah 7:15

He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.

Age Ranges Of Levites

Numbers 3:15

“Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families (clans). You shall number every male from a month old and upward.”

Age To Come

Matthew 19:28-29

Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, in the renewal [that is, the Messianic restoration and regeneration of all things] when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you [who have followed Me, becoming My disciples] will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Age When Crowned

2 Kings 11:21

Jehoash (Joash) was seven years old when he became king.

Ages Of Time

2 Peter 3:8

Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.

Disrespect For Old Age

2 Kings 2:23

Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

Information Age

Daniel 12:4

But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the scroll until the end of time. Many will go back and forth and search anxiously [through the scroll], and knowledge [of the purpose of God as revealed by His prophets] will [greatly] increase.”

Messianic Age

Daniel 2:37-44

You, O king, are the king of [earthly] kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;

Middle Age

Exodus 30:14

Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and over, [as he joins those already counted], shall give this contribution to the Lord.

New Age Beliefs

Galatians 1:14

And [you have heard how] I surpassed many of my contemporaries among my countrymen in [my advanced study of the laws of] Judaism, as I was extremely loyal to the traditions of my ancestors.

The Age At Fatherhood

Genesis 11:24

When Nahor had lived twenty-nine years, he became the father of Terah.

The Future Age

Ephesians 2:7

[and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].

The Present Age

Luke 12:56

You hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders)! You know how to analyze and intelligently interpret the appearance of the earth and sky [to forecast the weather], but why do you not intelligently interpret this present time?

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