Quotes about Elders
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
- Acts 20:17
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
- Acts 21:18
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
- Acts 23:14
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
- Acts 24:1
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
- Acts 25:15
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- 1 Timothy 4:14
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
- 1 Timothy 5:1
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- 1 Timothy 5:17
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- Titus 1:5
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
- James 5:14
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
- 1 Peter 5:1
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- 1 Peter 5:5