Bible Verses About Elder Care

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

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:

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: