13 Bible Verses about Body Of Christ

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

Be on guard for yourselves and the flock that the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Feed the Congregation of God that he purchased with the blood of his own [Son].

Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself up for it.

Jehovah their God will save them in that day like the flock of his people. They will be like the stones in a crown lifted high over his land.

He found his people in a desert land, in a barren place where animals howl. He guarded them, took care of them, and protected them because they were the precious apple (pupil) of his eye.

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

not holding fast to the head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, grows with the growth from God.

This is for the perfecting (equipping) (preparing) of the holy ones, for the work of ministering, for the building up of the body of Christ:

These many members are one body in Christ, and every one, individually, is a member one of the other.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

But as God has distributed to every person so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the congregations.

If any man is hungry let him eat at home. That way you come together without condemnation. I will give direction to care for other matters when I come.

The apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things.

if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the congregation of God?

According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man take heed how he builds.

In him each building fits together and grows into a holy Temple for Jehovah. (Zechariah 6:12)

You are Peter (Greek: petros: piece of rock), and on this rock-mass (Greek: petra: mass of rock) (referring to Jesus) I will build my congregation. The entrance to the grave (Greek: Hades) will not have power to stop it.

You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

He (God) put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the congregation, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills (accomplishes) (completes) all in all.

These many members are one body in Christ, and every one, individually, is a member one of the other.

He (God) put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the congregation, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills (accomplishes) (completes) all in all.