Elders

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. — read the full passage →

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

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

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

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

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. — read the full passage →

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. — read the full passage →

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you; — read the full passage →

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money; — read the full passage →

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service. — read the full passage →

The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God’s throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. — read the full passage →

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do. — read the full passage →

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones. On the thrones were twenty-four elders sitting, dressed in white garments, with crowns of gold on their heads.

The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood. — read the full passage →

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

“‘You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals.”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,

The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and from where did they come?”

I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; — read the full passage →

Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.

So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says. — read the full passage →

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness. — read the full passage →

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans. — read the full passage →

They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious. — read the full passage →

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. — read the full passage →

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you; — read the full passage →

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;