Qualifications Of An Elder

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee; — read the full passage →

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you, — read the full passage →

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker, — read the full passage →

Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker, — read the full passage →

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre, — read the full passage →

be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate-- — read the full passage →

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil, — read the full passage →

and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity, — read the full passage →

if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate--

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind, — read the full passage →

if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate-- — read the full passage →

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity; — read the full passage →

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith--considering the issue of the behaviour--be imitating,

and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, — read the full passage →

Ministrants--let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity, — read the full passage →

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers,

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, — read the full passage →

And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly, — read the full passage →

And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration, — read the full passage →

holding--according to the teaching--to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

is any infirm among you? 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,

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

holding--according to the teaching--to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict; — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that <FI>is<Fi> according to piety, — read the full passage →

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

And thou--watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil, — read the full passage →

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, — read the full passage →

A widow--let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

Ministrants--let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses, — read the full passage →

Women--in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience, — read the full passage →

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre, — read the full passage →

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, — read the full passage →

for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: — read the full passage →

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →

and to the married I announce--not I, but the Lord--let not a wife separate from a husband: — read the full passage →

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood, — read the full passage →

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration, — read the full passage →

For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

And I see when (for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery) I have sent her away, and I give the bill of her divorce unto her, that treacherous Judah her sister hath not feared, and goeth and committeth fornication--she also.

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

from a son of thirty years and upward, even till a son of fifty years, every one going in to the host, to do work in the tent of meeting.

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance; — read the full passage →

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee; — read the full passage →

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers--itching in the hearing, — read the full passage →

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses. — read the full passage →

Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth <FI>thee<Fi> to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God--a pillar and foundation of the truth,

not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

(and if any one his own house <FI>how<Fi> to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober, — read the full passage →

And himself is the head of the body--the assembly--who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all <FI>things<Fi> --himself--first,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ.