And I say also to thee, Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican.

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added daily to the church those who were saved.

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

This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the Angel who spake to him in mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living oracles to give to us:

And at that time there was a great persecution against the church, which was in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison.

Then the church through all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria had peace: and being built up, and walking in the fear of God, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied.

And tidings of these things came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, to go to Antioch:

And a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught a considerable multitude: and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

About that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict a certain of the church.

So Peter was kept in the prison; but continual prayer was made to God by the church for him.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And when they had ordained them presbyters in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

And being come and having gathered the church together, they related all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.

And being come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and elders; and they declared all things which God had done with them.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, Judas, surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren,

And he set sail from Ephesus. And landing at Cesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.

And sending to Ephesus from Miletus, he called thither the elders of the church.

Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

Salute also the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epenetus, who is the first-fruits of Asia unto Christ.

Caius, my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus, a brother.

and Sosthenes a brother, To the church of God, which is in Corinth, to them that are sanctified through Christ Jesus, called and holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:

For this cause I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

How much more things pertaining to this life? If then ye have any controversies of things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no esteem in the church?

Give no offence either to the Jews, or to the Gentiles, or to the church of God:

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

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this?

And God hath set in the church, first, apostles, secondly, prophets, thirdly, teachers: afterward miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, different kinds of tongues.

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

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for he that prophesieth, is greater than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

So ye also, seeing ye desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them, to the edifying of the church.

Yet if the whole church be met together, and all speak with unknown tongues, and there come in ignorant persons or unbelievers, will they not say, that ye are mad?

But if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

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 Priscilla, with the church that is in their house, salute you much in the Lord.

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints that are in all Achaia:

For ye have heard of my behaviour in time past in the Jewish religion, that above measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

And he hath put all things under his feet, and hath given him to be head over all things to the church,

That the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in heavenly places,

To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ also is head of the church:

(and he is the Saviour of the body) Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

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

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, that it may be holy and unblamable.

Now no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also the Lord the church.

This is a great mystery; I mean, concerning Christ and the church.

persecuting the church, touching the righteousness, which is by the law, blameless.

And ye know likewise, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated to me in respect of giving and receiving but you only.

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist, And he is the head of his body the church;

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church:

Salute the brethren at Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church in his house.

And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Grace be unto you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?

But if I tarry, that thou mayst know how to behave in the house of God, which is the church of the living God.

If any believing man or woman hath widows, let them relieve them; and let not the church be burthened, that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

And to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church which is in thy house:

in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

and to an innumerable company, To the general assembly of angels, and to the church of the first born, who are inrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you, and Mark my son.

Who have testified of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well.

I wrote to the church; but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not.

Wherefore if I come I will remember his wicked deeds which he doth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

To the angel of the church at Ephesus write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right-hand, that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks.

And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write, These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive.

And to the angel of the church at Pergamos write, These things saith he who hath the sharp two-edged sword.

And to the angel of the church at Thyatira write, These things saith the Son of God, who hath eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass.

And to the angel of the church at Sardis write, These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars, I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, but art dead.

And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia write, These things saith the Holy, the True One, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and none shutteth, and shutteth and none openeth.

And to the angel of the church at Laodicea write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.

The mystery of the stars which thou sawest in my right hand and of the seven golden candlesticks. The stars are angels of the churches: and the candlesticks are seven churches.

And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

And the churches were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Who for my life, have laid down their own necks; to whom not I alone owe my thanks, but likewise all the churches of the Gentiles.

Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

And thus I ordain in all the churches. Is any one called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any one called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

But if any one be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Let your women be silent in the churches; for it is not permitted them to speak, but to be in subjection, as the law also saith.

Concerning the collection for the saints, as I have ordered the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

Moreover, brethren, we declare to you the grace of God, bestowed on the churches in Macedonia,

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise in the gospel is through all the churches: (And not only so,

but he was also appointed by the churches to be a fellow-traveller with us, with this gift, which is administred by us, to the glory of the Lord himself,

If any inquire concerning Titus, he is my partner, and fellow-labourer with respect to you; or concerning our brethren, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

Shew therefore to them before the churches the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf.

I spoiled other churches, taking wages of them, to serve you: and when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man.

Beside the things which are from without, that which rusheth upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

For wherein were ye inferior to the other churches, unless that I myself was not burdensom to you.

to the churches of Galatia, Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins,

And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus, which are in Judea; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they likewise from the Jews:

So that we ourselves glory of you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and sufferings which ye endure:

John to the seven churches which are in Asia; Grace be unto you, and peace from him who is, and who was, and who cometh, and from the seven Spirits that are before the throne,

and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, Saying, what thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God.