45 Bible Verses about elders

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Deuteronomy 32:7

Keep in mind the days of the past, give thought to the years of generations gone by: go to your father and he will make it clear to you, to the old men and they will give you the story.

Job 32:9

It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

Ezekiel 8:12

And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the responsible men of the children of Israel do in the dark, every man in his room of pictured images? for they say, The Lord does not see us; the Lord has gone away from the land.

1 Timothy 5:19

Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

Matthew 27:12

But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

Numbers 11:25

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.

Revelation 7:13

And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?

Revelation 4:10

The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,

Numbers 11:16

And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you.

Acts 15:6

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

Acts 21:18

And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

Acts 11:30

Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Lamentations 5:14

The old men are no longer seated in the doorway, and the music of the young men has come to an end.

Revelation 14:3

And they made as it seemed a new song before the high seat, and before the four beasts and the rulers: and no man might have knowledge of the song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, even those from the earth whom God has made his for a price.

Psalm 119:100

I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

Luke 22:66

And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

Matthew 28:12

And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

Joel 1:14

Let a time be fixed for going without food, have a holy meeting, let the old men, even all the people of the land, come together to the house of the Lord your God, crying out to the Lord.

Revelation 11:16

And the four and twenty rulers, who are seated before God on their high seats, went down on their faces and gave worship to God, saying,

Acts 4:23

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

Joel 2:16

Get the people together, make the mass of the people holy, send for the old men, get together the children and babies at the breast: let the newly married man come out of his room and the bride from her tent.

Revelation 7:11

And all the angels were round about the high seat, and about the rulers and the four beasts; and they went down on their faces before the high seat, and gave worship to God, saying,

Joel 1:2

Give ear to this, you old men, and take note, you people of the land. Has this ever been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

Lamentations 4:16

The face of the Lord has sent them in all directions; he will no longer take care of them: they had no respect for the priests, they gave no honour to the old men.

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Acts 11:30

Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Titus 1:5

I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

More verses: Acts 15:2

Elders » Governmental

Exodus 24:1

And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

Exodus 3:16

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel:

Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.

Joshua 23:2

Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

Elders » Christian

Acts 11:30

Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Titus 1:5

I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

More verses: Acts 15:2

Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.

Matthew 21:23

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

Mark 15:1

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

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Exodus 24:1

And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

Exodus 3:16

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel:

Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.

Joshua 23:2

Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

Leaders » Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.

Matthew 21:23

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

Mark 15:1

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

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Acts 20:17-21

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church. And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia, Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews: read more.
And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately, Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Religious » Elders » Governmental

Exodus 24:1

And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

Exodus 3:16

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel:

Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.

Joshua 23:2

Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

Religious » Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.

Matthew 21:23

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

Mark 15:1

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

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Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.

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Acts 15:4

And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

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Exodus 3:16

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

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Revelation 4:10

The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,

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