Bible verses about "elders" | RKJNT

⁴ And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees, that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

¹ My brethren, let not many of you be teachers, knowing that as such we shall be judged more strictly.

¹¹ Let a woman learn in quietness and full submission. ¹² I do not allow a woman to teach, or to have authority over a man; she must keep silent. ¹³ For Adam was first formed, then Eve; ¹⁴ And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. ¹⁵ Yet women shall be kept safe through childbirth, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with propriety.

⁵ For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that remained, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you.

²⁸ Take heed for yourselves, and for all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

¹⁷ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called for the elders of the church.

¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

⁶ Elders must be blameless, the husband of one wife, whose children believe and are not accused of being profligate or unruly. ⁷ For an overseer must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for gain; ⁸ But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good, sensible, just, holy, self-controlled; ⁹ Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to refute those who oppose it.

¹⁷ Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.

¹⁷ Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching. ¹⁸ For the scripture says, You shall not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain. And, The labourer is worthy of his wages. ¹⁹ Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

¹ This is a true saying, If a man desires the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. ² An overseer must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, respectable, given to hospitality, able to teach; ³ Not given to wine, not combative, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; ⁴ One who rules his own house well, having his children under control, commanding their respect in all ways; ⁵ (For if a man does not know how to manage his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) ⁶ Not a recent convert, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. ⁷ Moreover, he must have a good reputation among those who are outside; lest he fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil. ⁸ Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for gain; ⁹ Holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. ¹⁰ Let these be tested first; then, if blameless, let them serve as deacons. ¹¹ In the same way, the women must be serious, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. ¹² A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, ruling his children and his own house well. ¹³ For those who serve well in the office of deacon acquire for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in their faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly: ¹⁵ But if I tarry long, I write so you will know how you ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. ¹⁶ And beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

²³ And when they had appointed elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

¹ I exhort the elders who are among you, as a fellow elder, and as a witness of the sufferings of Christ and as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: ² Tend the flock of God which is in your charge, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for sordid gain, but eagerly; ³ Not being lords over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. ⁴ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away. ⁵ Likewise, you who are younger, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another: for God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.