14 Bible Verses about Old Age, Attitudes To

Likewise, ye younger, be subject to the elder; yea, all of you gird on the lowly mind to serve one another; because "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the lowly."

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men, as brethren:

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die,'

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.'

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (which, indeed, 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 all things; for this is well pleasing in the Lord.

And those who seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and there come together with him all the high priests and the elders and the scribes.

Let elders who preside well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and teaching.

Faithful is the saying, "If anyone desires the office of bishop, he covets a noble work." It is needful, therefore, that the bishop be irreproachable, a husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach, not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,read more.
presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity (but, if one knows not how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?); not a novice; lest, being puffed up, he fall into condemnation of the Devil. And it is needful also that he have an honorable testimony from those without, lest he fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you; if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children not in accusation of rioting, or unruly. For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain;read more.
but hospitable, a lover of good, sober-minded, righteous, pious, temperate; holding fast the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the healthful doctrine, and to convict those who contradict.

Is anyone among you sick? let him call for the elders of the assembly; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord;

The elders, therefore, I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of Christ's sufferings, also a partaker of the glory about to be revealed; feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind;

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