20 Bible Verses about Building Up The Church

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, to the edifying the body of Christ;

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted, by that which every joint supplieth according to the effectual working in the measure of every member, maketh increase of the body, to the edifying of itself in love.

Yea, if I should boast something more also of the authority which the Lord hath given us, for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use severity, according to the power which the Lord hath given me, for edification, and not for destruction.

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise master-builder I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon; but let every one take heed how he buildeth thereon.

Let us therefore pursue the things that tend to peace, and to mutual edification.

So ye also, seeing ye desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them, to the edifying of the church.

Wherefore comfort one another and edify one another, as also ye do.

Let every one of us please his neighbour, for his good, to edification.

Think ye that we again excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all things, beloved, for your edification.

Let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.

What a thing is it, brethren, that when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation?

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

Now as to things sacrified to idols, we know: for all of us have knowledge.

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue, edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

Whereas he that prophesieth, speaketh to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for he that prophesieth, is greater than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

For thou verily givest thanks well; yet the other is not edified.

All things are lawful for me; but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me; but all things edify not.