20 Bible Verses about Building Up The Church

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.

for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

because of this, these things -- being absent -- I write, that being present, I may not treat any sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.

According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on it,

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

for let each one of us please the neighbour for good, unto edification,

Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, are for your up-building,

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

and now, I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

he who is speaking in an unknown tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort;

and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that ye may prophecy, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking with tongues, except one may interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

being rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye were taught -- abounding in it in thanksgiving.

for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;