The best Bible verses for elders include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for elders, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"and the elders shall take the man and punish him."Deuteronomy 22:18
"Then the elders of his town shall summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying, “I do not want to marry her,”"Deuteronomy 25:8
"Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all these commands that I give you today."Deuteronomy 27:1
"All of you are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God—your leaders and chief men, your elders and officials, and all the other men of Israel,"Deuteronomy 29:10
"So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel."Deuteronomy 31:9
"Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them."Deuteronomy 31:28
"Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you."Deuteronomy 32:7
"The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses."Isaiah 3:14
"The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously."Isaiah 24:23
"Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord."James 5:14
"This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests"Jeremiah 19:1
"Some of the elders of the land stepped forward and said to the entire assembly of people,"Jeremiah 26:17
"“I called to my allies but they betrayed me. My priests and my elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive."Lamentations 1:19
"The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have sprinkled dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground."Lamentations 2:10
Scripture returns to elders often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for elders are Deuteronomy 22:18, Deuteronomy 25:8, Deuteronomy 27:1. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to elders across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for elders, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.