Matthew 16:18
And I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it.
John 1:42
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock')
Ephesians 2:19-22
You are therefore no longer mere foreigners or persons excluded from civil rights. On the contrary you share citizenship with God's people and are members of His family.
Colossians 1:18
Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.
Matthew 10:2
Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;
Acts 2:47
praising God and being regarded with favour by all the people. Also, day by day, the Lord added to their number those whom He was saving.
Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved upon them were twelve names--the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
Matthew 11:23
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now.
Matthew 18:17
If he refuses to hear them, appeal to the Church; and if he refuses to hear even the Church, regard him just as you regard a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
John 10:27-30
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Acts 8:1
And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.
Romans 8:33-39
Who shall impeach those whom God has chosen? God declares them free from guilt.
1 Corinthians 3:9-11
Apollos and I are simply fellow workers for and with God, and you are *God's* field-- *God's* building.
1 Corinthians 15:55
"Where, O death, is thy victory? Where, O death, is thy sting?"
Galatians 2:9
and when they perceived the mission which was graciously entrusted to me, they (that is to say, James, Peter, and John, who were considered to be the pillars of the Church)
Ephesians 3:10
concealed in order that the Church might now be used to display to the powers and authorities in the heavenly realms the innumerable aspects of God's wisdom.
Ephesians 5:25-27
Married men, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up to death for her;
Ephesians 5:32
That is a great truth hitherto kept secret: I mean the truth concerning Christ and the Church.
1 Timothy 3:5
(If a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he have the Church of God given into his care?)
1 Timothy 3:15
But, for fear I may be hindered, I now write, so that you may have rules to guide you in dealing with God's household. For this is what the Church of the ever-living God is, and it is the pillar and foundation-stone of the truth.
Hebrews 3:3-4
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, in so far as he who has built a house has higher honour than the house itself.
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, receiving, as we now do, a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us cherish thankfulness so that we may ever offer to God an acceptable service, with godly reverence and awe.
Revelation 11:15
The seventh angel blew his trumpet; and there followed loud voices in Heaven which said, "The sovereignty of the world now belongs to our Lord and His Christ; and He will be King until the Ages of the Ages."
Revelation 21:1-4
And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth; for the first Heaven and the first earth were gone, and the sea no longer exists.