20 Bible Verses about Building Up The Church

for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ,

by whom all the body being joined together and compacted by the supply of every joint, according to the proportionate operation of every part, makes increase of the body to the edification of itself in love.

For if I should even boast some of our authority which the Lord gave for your edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed.

For this reason, being absent, I write these things, that I may not use sharpness when present, with the power which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for pulling down.

According to the grace of God given me as a wise architect I have laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one see how he builds on it.

Let us therefore pursue the things of peace and those which edify one another.

So also you, since you are earnestly desirous of spirits [spiritual gifts], seek to abound for the edification of the church.

Wherefore exhort one another, and edify one another, as you also do.

Let us each please our neighbor in that which is good for edification;

Do you again think that we are defending ourselves? We speak in Christ before God; all these things, beloved, are for your edification.

Let no evil word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for useful edification, that it may afford benefit to those that hear.

What then is [to be done] brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a revelation, has an interpretation; let all things be done for edification.

And now I commend you to God, and the word of his grace, who is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance with all the sanctified.

And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

He that speaks with a tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies an assembly.

but he that prophesies speaks to men to edification and exhortation and consolation.

I wish you all to speak with tongues, but rather that you should prophesy; and he that prophesies is greater than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, that the assembly may receive edification.

founded and built up in him, and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

For you indeed give thanks well; but the other is not edified.

All things are lawful, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful, but all things do not edify.