14 Bible Verses about Old Age, Attitudes To

Likewise you that are younger men be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth."

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

And those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

And they led Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled.

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

It is a trustworthy saying: if any one aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.read more.
He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?). He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall into the same condemnation as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might straighten out what was left unfinished, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you, namely, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild or rebellious. For the overseer must be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not fond of sordid gain,read more.
but hospitable, a lover of what is good, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled; he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to refute those who contradict it.

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ and a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire;