45 Bible Verses about elders

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Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.

Ezekiel 8:12

Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, 'The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.'"

Numbers 11:25

Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.

Revelation 7:13

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?"

Revelation 4:10

the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Numbers 11:16

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

Acts 15:6

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.

Acts 21:18

On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Acts 11:30

And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Revelation 14:3

and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

Acts 20:17

Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him.

Luke 22:66

When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,

Matthew 28:12

And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

Joel 1:14

Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

Revelation 11:16

And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

Acts 4:23

When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

Joel 2:16

gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.

Revelation 7:11

And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Joel 1:2

Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

Lamentations 4:16

The LORD himself has scattered them; he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders.

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Acts 11:30

And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

More verses: Acts 15:2

Elders » Governmental

Exodus 24:1

Then he said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

Exodus 3:16

Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt,

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel.

Exodus 19:7

So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

Joshua 23:2

Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years.

Elders » Christian

Acts 11:30

And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

More verses: Acts 15:2

Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

Matthew 21:23

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

Leaders » Elders » Governmental

Exodus 24:1

Then he said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

Exodus 3:16

Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt,

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel.

Exodus 19:7

So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

Joshua 23:2

Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years.

Leaders » Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

Matthew 21:23

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

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Paul » sends for » Elders » Ephesus

Acts 20:17-21

Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them: "You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; read more.
how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Religious » Elders » Governmental

Exodus 24:1

Then he said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

Exodus 3:16

Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt,

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel.

Exodus 19:7

So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

Joshua 23:2

Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years.

Religious » Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

Matthew 21:23

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

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elders, as community leaders

Exodus 19:7

So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

elders, in the church

Acts 15:4

When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.

The Elders Gathered

Exodus 3:16

Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt,

Twenty Four Elders

Revelation 4:10

the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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