25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal

And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

to the general assembly and church of the first-born, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,

and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,

for the husband is the head of the wife, as the Christ also is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body.

and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,

Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Christ the church:

Great is this mystery; but I speak of Christ and of the church.

Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

to the end that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known, through the church, to the principalities and authorities in the heavenly regions,

And God has placed some in the church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then mighty deeds; then gifts of healing; helps, governments, kinds of tongues.

to him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, through out all the generations of the age of ages. Amen.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of water through the word,

in order that he might present it to himself a glorious church, having neither stain, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

And great fear came on all the church, and on all that heard these things.

For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

For you have heard of my former mode of life in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste;

as it respects zeal, persecuting the church; as it respects righteousness which is by law, blameless.

But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

Then the churches throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

Therefore, Peter was kept in prison; but fervent prayer to God was made for him by the church.

What, have you not houses in which to eat and drink? or do you despise the church of God, and put those to shame who have nothing to eat? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

Give no occasion for stumbling, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks, or to the church of God;