Respecting Elders

`At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

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 children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — read the full passage →

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

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 →

aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters--in all purity;

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

With the very aged <FI>is<Fi> wisdom, And <FI>with<Fi> length of days understanding.

Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

A crown of beauty <FI>are<Fi> grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep; — read the full passage →

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

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: --Young I <FI>am<Fi> in days, and ye <FI>are<Fi> age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.

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

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;

`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,

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.

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

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;

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

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;

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

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,

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

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

And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

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 →

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

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Also, without knowledge the soul <FI>is<Fi> not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

honour thy father and mother,

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

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

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe <FI>to him<Fi> through whom they come; — read the full passage →

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days, — read the full passage →

but ye also, every one in particular--let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife--that she may reverence the husband.

And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who <FI>are<Fi> in Jerusalem,

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

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

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

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;

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass that Isaac <FI>is<Fi> aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, `My son;' and he saith unto him, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I.' — read the full passage →

This <FI>is<Fi> an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him; — read the full passage →

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

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

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of; — read the full passage →

(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?)

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.

A calamity to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife <FI>are<Fi> a continual dropping.

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more; — read the full passage →

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war, — read the full passage →

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water. — read the full passage →

Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.