Taking Care Of Elders

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; — read the full passage →

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. — read the full passage →

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. — read the full passage →

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) — read the full passage →

Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! — read the full passage →

Honour widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

Honour widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, — read the full passage →

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →