And I say to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

But if he may not hear them, tell the church: and if indeed he may not hear the church, let him be to thee as a heathen and publican.

And great fear came on all the church, and on all those hearing these things.

And this is the one being in the church in the wilderness with the angel speaking to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give unto us;

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.

Then indeed the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, being edified and progressing in the fear of the Lord; and was being multiplied by the exhortation of the Holy Ghost.

And the word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem concerning them: and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

And it happened unto them, a whole year indeed they assembled in the church, and taught a great multitude: and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

But at this time king Herod reached forth his hands to persecute some of those from the church.

Then indeed Peter was kept in prison: but prayer to God in his behalf was incessantly made by the church.

And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas, and Symeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manahem, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And electing elders for them in every church, praying with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

And arriving, and convening the church, they reported so many things as God did with them, and that He opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Then indeed they having been sent away by the church, traveled through both Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles: and they continued to make great joy to all the brethren.

And arriving into Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and they proclaimed so many things as God did with them.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, along with the whole church, to send men chosen from them into Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brethren:

and having come into Caesarea, having gone up, and saluted the church, he came down to Antioch;

Then indeed they continued to cry out some one thing, and some another: for the church was confused; and the most of them did not know on account of what they had come together.

But if you are seeking something concerning other things, it shall be settled in the lawful church.

And having said these things, he dismissed the church.

And having sent from Miletus into Ephesus, he called for the elders of the church.

Take heed to yourselves, and all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost has placed you shepherds, to shepherdise the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

I commend unto you our sister Phoebe, being a minister of the church which is in Cenchrea,

and the church in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the first fruit of Asia unto Christ.

Gaius my host, and that of the whole church salutes you. Erastus the steward of the city, and brother Quartus, salute you.

to the church of God being in Corinth, to the sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, along with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirs and ours:

For this same thing I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ Jesus, as I teach everywhere in every church.

Then if indeed you have judgments appertaining to this life, do you sit those down who are little esteemed in the church?

Be ye without offence, both to Jews, and to Greeks, and to the church of God:

For have you not houses in which to eat and to drink? or do you cast contempt on the church of God, and shame those not having? What do I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

The one speaking with a tongue edifies himself; but the one prophesying edifies the church.

But I wish you all to speak with tongues, but rather that you may prophesy: but greater is the one prophesying, than the one speaking with tongues, unless he may interpret, in order that the church may receive edification.

So also you, since you are zealots of spirits, seek that you may abound unto the edification of the church.

but I would rather speak five words in the church with my understanding, so that I may indeed teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Then if the whole church may come together, and all may speak with tongues, and the unlearned or unbelievers may come in, will they not say that you are gone mad?

but if there may be no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church; but let him speak to himself, and to God.

But if they wish to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is disgraceful for a woman to talk in church.

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

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca along with the church and their house salute you.

Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy, to the church of God which is at Corinth, along with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

For you have heard of my life formerly in Judaism, that I was persecuting the church of God exceedingly, and destroying it:

and has subordinated all things beneath his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the church,

because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is also the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

But as the church is submissive to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives with divine love, as Christ also loved the church with divine love, and gave himself for her;

in order that he might present to himself the glorious church, having not spot or wrinkle or any of such things; but that she might be holy and blameless.

for no one ever yet hated his own flesh; but he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church;

This is a great mystery: but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.

in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being blameless.

And you indeed know, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I came out from Macedonia, no church communicated with me in the word of giving and receiving, except you alone;

and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent:

Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

Salute the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in their house.

And when the letter may be read by you, cause that it may also be read in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you may also read the letter from Laodicea.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the Church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

but if any one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

but if I tarry, in order that you may know how it behooves you to deport yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

If any faithful woman has widows, let her support them, and let not the church be burdened; in order that she may give her attention to those who are truly widows.

and to sister Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church in your house.

saying, I will proclaim thy name to thy brethren, in the midst of the church will sing praises to thee.

to the whole company, and to the church of the first-born, who have been written in the heavens, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of justified people who have been made perfect,

Is any one 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.

who have witnessed to thy divine love before the church: whom you will do well, having sent forth worthily of God.

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, loving the preeminence over them, does not receive us.

On account of this, if I may come, I will remember his works which he is doing, berating us with wicked speeches: and not content with these, he does not receive the brethren, and he prohibits them wishing to receive them, and casts them out of the church.

To the angel who is in the church at Ephesus write; The one holding the seven stars in his right hand, the one walking about in the midst of the golden candlesticks, says these things;

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write; The first and the last, who was dead, and is alive, says these things:

To the angel of the church in Pergamum write; The one having the sharp, two-edged sword says these things;

And to the angel of the church among the Thyatireans write; The Son of God, the one having eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like burnished brass, says these things;

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; The one having the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, says these things; I know your works, that you have a name that you are living, and are dead.

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; The holy, true one, the one having the key of David, the one opening, and no one shall shut; and the one shutting, and no one shall open; says these things.

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, says these things;