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21 Bible Verses About Elders and Pastors

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  • In Acts 20 Paul summons the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:17) and tells them the Holy Spirit made them overseers (Acts 20:28).
  • Pastor in Ephesians 4:11 (King James Version, NIV) translates poimen, shepherd, the word Jesus uses of himself in John 10:11.
  • The qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 are mostly about character and conduct, alongside the ability to teach and to hold firm to the trustworthy word.
  • 1 Timothy 5 counts elders who rule well worthy of double honor and requires two or three witnesses before a charge against an elder is admitted.
  • Ezekiel 34 and Jeremiah 23 condemn shepherds who fed themselves and scattered the flock, and both promise that God will gather the sheep himself.

The Bible calls the leaders of a local church elders and overseers and gives them a shepherd’s work. Paul and Peter give that charge in Acts 20:28 and 1 Peter 5:2-3. The qualifications are listed in 1 Timothy 3:2-3 and Titus 1:7-8, and the church’s duties toward its elders in 1 Timothy 5:17 and Hebrews 13:17. In Acts 20 the two titles are used of the same people: Paul summons “the elders of the church” from Ephesus (Acts 20:17) and…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Greek 4166, ποιμήν (poimen): shepherd; translated “pastors” in Ephesians 4:11 in the King James Version and the NIV. biblehub.com/greek/4166

Strong’s Greek 4245, πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros): elder, older, presbyter. biblehub.com/greek/4245

Strong’s Greek 1985, ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos): overseer, bishop. biblehub.com/greek/1985

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