Matthew 15:2

2 aWhy do your disciples break bthe tradition of the elders? cFor they do not wash their hands when they eat.”

Matthew 16:21

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 dFrom that time Jesus began to show his disciples that ehe must go to Jerusalem and fsuffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on gthe third day be raised.

Matthew 21:23

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

23 hAnd when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him ias he was teaching, and said, jBy what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

Matthew 26:3

3 kThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in lthe palace of the high priest, whose name was mCaiaphas,

Matthew 26:47

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 nWhile he was still speaking, oJudas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

Matthew 26:57

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

57 pThen qthose who had seized Jesus led him to rCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Matthew 26:59

59Now the chief priests and the whole council
Greek Sanhedrin
twere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

1 Timothy 5:1

Instructions for the Church

1 uDo not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, vyounger men as brothers,

1 Timothy 5:17

17Let the elders wwho rule well be considered worthy of xdouble honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

1 Timothy 5:19

19Do not admit a charge against an elder except yon the evidence of two or three witnesses.

Titus 1:5

Qualifications for Elders

5 zThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and aaappoint elders in every town as I directed you
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