13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

And having chosen them elders in the church, having prayed with fasting, they set them before the Lord, in whom they had believed.

Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:

(And if any know not to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

For truly first, ye coming together in the church, I hear divisions to be among you; and some part I believe.

And I will ye all to speak with tongues, and rather that ye prophesy; for geater he prophesying, than he speaking with tongues, unless he interpret accurately, that the church receive building up.

If therefore the whole church come together upon the same, and all speak with tongues, and the private individual, or unbelieving, come in, will they not say that ye are enraged?

And he speaking in a tongue builds himself; and he prophesying builds the church.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spirits, for the building up of the church seek that ye may abound.

But in the church, I will to speak five words by my mind, that I might also sound. in the ears of others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

And if they will learn anything, let them ask their own husbands in the house; for it is shameful for women to speak in the church.

If any man or woman faithful have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be loaded; that it may relieve the truly widows.

Who testified to thy love before the church: thou shalt do well, having sent them forward worthily of God.

And if he refuse hearing them, speak to the church: and if he refuse hearing the church, let him be to thee as of the nations and a publican.