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What does the Bible say about elders in the church?

15 verses about elders in the church, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about elders in the church

James 5:14 — Is any sick among you? 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: 4 votes
Acts 14:23 — And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 3 votes
Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 3 votes
1 Timothy 3:1 — This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 3 votes
1 Timothy 3:2 — A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 votes
1 Timothy 5:17 — Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 3 votes
Titus 1:5 — For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 3 votes
Titus 1:6 — If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 3 votes
Acts 11:30 — Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. 2 votes
Acts 15:2 — When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 2 votes
Acts 20:17 — And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 2 votes
Titus 1:7 — For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 2 votes
Titus 1:9 — Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 2 votes
Hebrews 13:17 — Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 2 votes
1 Peter 5:1 — The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 votes

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Acts (5), Titus (4), 1 Timothy (3), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1)

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