31 Bible Verses about elders

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1 Timothy 5:19

Make it a rule not to consider a charge preferred against an elder, unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

Matthew 27:12

And while the charges were being made against Him by the high priests and elders, He made no answer.

Revelation 7:13

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

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, and they throw their crowns in front of the throne, and say:

Acts 15:6

Now the apostles and elders met to consider this matter.

Acts 21:18

On the next day we went with Paul to see James, and all the elders of the church came too.

Revelation 14:3

They were singing a new song before the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders, and no one could learn the song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

Luke 22:66

As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled, and brought Him back before their council, and said,

Matthew 28:12

So they met and held a consultation with the elders, and bribed the soldiers with a large sum of money,

Revelation 11:16

Then the twenty-four elders who were seated on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

Acts 4:23

When they were turned loose, the apostles went back to their companions and told them what the high priests and elders had said to them.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals."

Revelation 7:11

Then all the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

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Matthew 26:57

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals."

Matthew 21:23

And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

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Matthew 26:57

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals."

Matthew 21:23

And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

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Acts 20:17-21

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived among you all the time from the day I first set foot in the province of Asia, and how I continued to serve the Lord with all humility and in tears, through the trials that befell me because of the plots of the Jews. read more.
I never shrank from telling you anything that was for your good, nor from teaching you in public and in private, but constantly and earnestly I urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn with repentance to God and to have faith in our Lord Jesus.

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Religious » Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals."

Matthew 21:23

And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

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elders, as community leaders

Mark 5:22

And a man named Jairus, a leader of a synagogue, came up, and when he saw Jesus he flung himself at His feet

elders, in the church

Acts 15:4

When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported what God had done through them as instruments.

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, and they throw their crowns in front of the throne, and say:

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