13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

And when they had appointed them elders in every church, praying and fasting, they recommended them to 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, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

(for if any one know not how to govern his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

For first when ye come together in the church, I hear there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.

I could wish that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

If then the whole church be come together and all speak in unknown tongues, and there come in illiterate persons, or infidels, will they not say that ye are mad?

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

So ye also, since ye are so desirous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them to the edification of the church.

But in a public assembly I had rather speak five words to be understood, that I may instruct others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

And if they would learn any thing, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it does not become women to speak in a public assembly.

And if any believer have relations widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve those that are indeed widows and desolate.

who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.