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- Matthew 15:2
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“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
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- Matthew 16:21
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From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
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- Matthew 21:23
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When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
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- Matthew 26:3
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At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
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- Matthew 26:47
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While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
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- Matthew 26:57
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Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
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- Matthew 27:1
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When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
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- Matthew 27:3
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When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
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- Matthew 27:12
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And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
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- Matthew 27:20
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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
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- Matthew 27:41
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In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
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- Matthew 28:12
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And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
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- Mark 7:3
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Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
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- Mark 7:5
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So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
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- Mark 8:31
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Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
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- Mark 11:27
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After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
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- Mark 14:43
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While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
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- Mark 14:53
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They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.
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- Mark 15:1
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Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
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- Luke 7:3
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When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
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- Luke 9:22
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“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
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- Luke 15:25
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Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
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- Luke 20:1
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One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
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- Luke 22:52
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Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
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- Acts 2:17
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‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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- Acts 4:5
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The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
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- Acts 4:8
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
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- Acts 4:23
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On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
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- Acts 6:12
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So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
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- Acts 11:30
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This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
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- Acts 14:23
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Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
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- Acts 15:2
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And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
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- Acts 15:4
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On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
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- Acts 15:6
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So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
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- Acts 15:22
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Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
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- Acts 15:23
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and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
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- Acts 16:4
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As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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- Acts 20:17
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From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
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- Acts 21:18
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The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
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- Acts 23:14
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They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
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- Acts 24:1
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Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
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- Acts 25:15
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While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
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- 1 Timothy 5:1
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Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
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- 1 Timothy 5:2
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older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
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- 1 Timothy 5:17
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Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
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- 1 Timothy 5:19
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Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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- Titus 1:5
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The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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- Hebrews 11:2
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This is why the ancients were commended.
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- James 5:14
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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.
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- 1 Peter 5:1
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As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
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