31 Bible Verses about elders
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
REBUKE not harshly an aged man, but admonish him as a father; the younger men as brethren;
Against a presbyter receive not an accusation, except it be from two or three witnesses.
Then appointing them presbyters in every city, by prayer with fastings they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
And the four and twenty presbyters fell prostrate, and the four living beings, and they worshipped God who was seated on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
if there be a man blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not under an accusation or debauchery, or disorderly conduct.
And one of the presbyters addressed me, saying, Who are these persons who are clothed in white robes? and from whence came they?
the four and twenty presbyters prostrate themselves before him who is Seated on the throne, and worship him who liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Then the apostles and presbyters were assembled to consider of this matter.
And on the morrow Paul went in with us unto James: and all the presbyters were present.
Is any man sick among you? let him send for the presbyters of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
which also they did, sending it off to the presbyters by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Neglect not the gift which is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the presbytery.
and they sang as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living beings, and the presbyters: and no person could learn that song, but the hundred forty-four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.
So he sent to Ephesus from Miletus, and called the presbyters of the church to attend him.
THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:
And when the day broke, the elders of the people and the chief priests and scribes assembled, and brought him into their sanhedrim, saying,
And being assembled with the elders, and having held a council, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
And the four and twenty presbyters, who were seated before God upon their thrones, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
But they being dismissed, came unto their own friends, and told them all things which the high-priests and elders had said.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
And all the angels stood in a circle about the throne, and the presbyters and the four living beings, and fell on their faces before the throne, and worshipped God,
A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching;
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:
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Is any man sick among you? let him send for the presbyters of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
which also they did, sending it off to the presbyters by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:
For this purpose I left thee behind me at Crete, that thou mightest direct the regulations which remained to be executed, and that thou shouldest appoint presbyters in every city, as I charged thee to do:
Elders » Governmental
Elders » Christian
Is any man sick among you? let him send for the presbyters of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
which also they did, sending it off to the presbyters by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:
For this purpose I left thee behind me at Crete, that thou mightest direct the regulations which remained to be executed, and that thou shouldest appoint presbyters in every city, as I charged thee to do:
Elders » Jewish
Then they who had apprehended Jesus, brought him to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him, as he was teaching, demanding, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?
AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
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Leaders » Elders » Jewish
Then they who had apprehended Jesus, brought him to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him, as he was teaching, demanding, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?
AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
Paul » sends for » Elders » Ephesus
So he sent to Ephesus from Miletus, and called the presbyters of the church to attend him. And when they were come unto him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the very first day in which I entered into Asia, how I have been among you at every season, serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the Jews: read more.
and that I have suppressed nothing which could conduce to your profiting; not desisting from preaching to you, and teaching you in public, and from house to house, repeatedly urging both on Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Religious » Elders » Jewish
Then they who had apprehended Jesus, brought him to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him, as he was teaching, demanding, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?
AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:
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Elders In Heaven
Revelation 4:4And around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon these thrones I saw twenty-four presbyters seated, clothed in white robes; and they had on their heads golden crowns.
elders, as community leaders
Mark 5:22And, behold, there cometh to him one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus; and seeing him, fell at his feet,
elders, in the church
Acts 15:4Then when they arrived at Jerusalem, they were cordially received by the church, and the apostles and presbyters, and they related how great things God had done by them.
Twenty Four Elders
Revelation 4:10the four and twenty presbyters prostrate themselves before him who is Seated on the throne, and worship him who liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,