62 Bible Verses about The church

the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candle sticks are the seven churches.

and in the midst of the seven candlesticks, one like the Son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle.

Because the loaf is one, we, the many, are one body, for we are all partakers of the one loaf.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bondman nor free man, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and members one of another.

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.

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.

having been builded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,

For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which, is Jesus Christ.

Coming to him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by man, but in the sight of God, chosen and precious, you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

entered, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, once for all, into the most holy, having obtained eternal redemption.

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.

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

He that speaks in an unknown tongue, edifies himself; but he that prophesies, edifies the church.

For which reason, let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

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.

And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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

And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea which are in Christ Jesus; for you, also, have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, that they have suffered from the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and do not please God, and are opposed to all men,

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

And believers in the Lord were more and more added to them, multitudes both of men and women;)

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

And he himself gave some to be apostles, and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the complete instruction of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ,

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,

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all his members with all things,

We make known to you, brethren, God's gracious gift, which has been given in the churches of Macedonia;

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.

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.

So then, my brethren, you, also, have died to the law, by the body of the Christ, in order that you may be married to another, to him who was raised from the dead that we should bring forth fruit to God.

But as the church is subject to the Christ, so, also, let the wives be subject to their own husbands in every thing.

For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of one Spirit.

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.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

And to her was given that she should be clothed in fine linen, clean arid white; for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

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

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,

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.

The church in Babylon, elected together with you, salutes you, and so does Marcus my son.

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.

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.

Because the loaf is one, we, the many, are one body, for we are all partakers of the one loaf.

Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, as you are without leaven; for Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed for us.