77 Bible Verses about Church

There is one body and one Spirit, as ye indeed are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and above you all, and in all.

And I am no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them through my name whom thou hast given unto me, in order that they may be one, as we are.

And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, in which you are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Because we, being many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of one bread.

being so desirous of you, that we are anxious not only to give the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you are beloved unto us.

We know that we have passed out of the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.

Having purified your souls through obedience of the truth unto unhypocritical, brotherly love, fervently from the heart love one another with divine love:

So, my beloved and longed for brethren, my joy and my crown, stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the divine love which you have toward all the saints.

so being confident we say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear; what shall man do unto me?

Because whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he says to me; See that you do it not: I am your fellow-servant, and one of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Therefore he ought in all things to be made like unto his brethren, in order that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things appertaining to God, to the end that he may atone for the sins of the people.

But be ye not called Doctor: for One is your teacher; and you are all brothers.

And the King responding will say unto them, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did these things to one of the least of these my brethren, you did them unto me.

And I not only pray for these, but also for those believing on me through their word;

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how I unceasingly make mention of you always in my prayer;

I do not cease giving thanks for you making mention of you in my prayers;

always in all my prayer with joy making supplication,

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

Because it runs thus in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious: and the one believing on him can not be ashamed.

Then every one who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.

having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone,

For other foundation no one is able to lay beside the one which is laid, who is Jesus Christ.

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;

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.

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

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;

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.

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

in order that you may be blameless and pure, the children of God, irreproachable, amid a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

For at one time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk about as children of the light,

Ye are the light of the world. A city sitting on a mountain is unable to be hidden.

Watch therefore, remembering, that three years night and day I ceased not admonishing you with tears.

Since then indeed I wrote to you, not on account of the one having done the wrong, nor on account of the one having suffered the wrong, but in order that your zeal, which is in our behalf to you before God, might be made manifest.

Besides all these, that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;

Watch therefore, remembering, that three years night and day I ceased not admonishing you with tears.

Since then indeed I wrote to you, not on account of the one having done the wrong, nor on account of the one having suffered the wrong, but in order that your zeal, which is in our behalf to you before God, might be made manifest.

Besides all these, that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;

And it came to pass, while they are talking and making inquiry, Jesus Himself also having come nigh, journeyed along with them:

but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

and they were persevering in the teaching of the apostles and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

And it came to pass, that He was in a certain place praying; when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And He said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father, let thy name be hallowed: let thy kingdom come: give unto us this day our daily bread: read more.
and forgive us our sins; for we also do forgive every one owing us: and lead us not into temptation. And He said to them, Which one of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; since my friend came to me from the road, and I have nothing which I may place before him. And he responding from within, said, Do not give me trouble: the door has already been closed, and my children are in bed with me; I am not able rising to give unto thee. I say unto you, If indeed having risen he will not give unto him, because he is his friend, yet on account of his shamelessness, rising he will give him as much as he needs. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened. And which father of you shall if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or indeed a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent? Or indeed shall he ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, then how much more will your Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, going to the chief priests, said, What do you wish to give me, and I will deliver Him to you? And they offered him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he was seeking opportunity that he might betray Him.

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might betray Him to them. And they, hearing, rejoiced, and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might betray Him opportunely.

And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And having gone away, he spoke with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might betray Him to them. And they rejoiced, and promised to give him money. read more.
And he promised them, and was seeking an opportunity to deliver Him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

They responded and said to him, Thou art altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

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;

and not holding the Head, from which the entire body, by joints and ligaments being supplied and knitted together, increases the increase of God.

unto the perfection of the saints, in the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ:

so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and members one of another.

but I say unto you, that Elijah has already come, and they recognized Him not, but did unto Him so many things as they wished; thus the Son of man is also about to suffer by them.

The one conquering shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and in the presence of his angels.

I counsel you to buy from me gold which has been purified by the fire, in order that you may be rich; and white garments, in order that you may be clothed, and the shame of your nakedness may not be exposed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

And around about the throne were twenty-four thrones: and on the thrones twenty-four elders are sitting, clothed in white garments; and upon their heads golden crowns.

After these things I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no one was able to number, out of every nation, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

Fear not those things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life.

Then they will deliver you into tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name,

Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat you in their synagogues;

And before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you into their synagogues and prisons, led before kings and governors on account of my name.

Remember the word which I spoke to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;

For it has been revealed to me concerning you, my brethren, by those who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man?

But does brother go to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers?

I exhort, Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same thing in the Lord.

If not as the Lord has imparted to each one, and as God has called each one, so let him or her walk. And thus I command in all the churches.

If one is hungry let him eat at home; in order that you may not come together unto condemnation. But I will set in order the remaining things when I may come.

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 let all things be done decently and in order.

Therefore I left you in Crete, in order that you may set in order remaining things, and establish elders in every city, as I commanded you;

If not as the Lord has imparted to each one, and as God has called each one, so let him or her walk. And thus I command in all the churches.

If one is hungry let him eat at home; in order that you may not come together unto condemnation. But I will set in order the remaining things when I may come.

And the apostles and elders were convened to see about this problem.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no more burden than these necessary things,

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

If not as the Lord has imparted to each one, and as God has called each one, so let him or her walk. And thus I command in all the churches.

If one is hungry let him eat at home; in order that you may not come together unto condemnation. But I will set in order the remaining things when I may come.

And the apostles and elders were convened to see about this problem.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no more burden than these necessary things,

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

The hireling, and the one not being the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees away, and the wolf seizes and scatters them:

And seeing the multitudes, He was moved in compassion in their behalf, because they were fleeced and deserted, as sheep having no shepherd.

Then Jesus says to them, You will all be offended in me this night: for it has been written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

Reject a heretical man after the first and second admonition;

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:

to turn over such a one to Satan for the destruction of carnality, in order that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

I have told you beforehand, and I am speaking to you in advance, as being present the second time, even now absent, that, if I may come to you again, I will not spare those who have previously sinned, and all the rest;

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband.

Both the Spirit and the bride are saying, Come. And let the one hearing say, Come. And let the one thirsting come; let the one who is willing receive the water of life freely.

For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God: for I espoused you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ;

Let us rejoice and be glad, and give glory to him! because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.

For the first tabernacle was made; in which there were candlesticks, and the table, and shew-bread; which is called, Holy.

But Christ being a high priest of good things to come, through a greater and a more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this world;

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:

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

but speaking the truth in divine love, let its grow up in him in all things, who is the head, Christ;

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.

and not holding the Head, from which the entire body, by joints and ligaments being supplied and knitted together, increases the increase of God.

Whether do you not know, that so many of us as were baptized unto Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

for so many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you are also raised by the faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead:

Which antitype baptism does even now save you, not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking after a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

in whom the entire edifice, being assimilated, increases into a holy temple in the Lord;

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.

Let the elders who stand before the people beautifully, be considered worthy of double remuneration, especially those laboring in the word and teaching.

and this they did, sending to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Therefore I, being a fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, also a communicant of the glory which is about to be revealed, exhort the elders who are among you:

Therefore I left you in Crete, in order that you may set in order remaining things, and establish elders in every city, as I commanded you;

Going, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost:

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Jesus responded, Truly, truly, I say unto thee, Unless any one may be born of water and Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to tarry some days.

praising God, and having favor unto all the people. And the Lord was daily adding to them those who were being saved.

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?

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.

For in the first place, indeed you coming together, I hear that there are schisms among you; and I in part believe it.

And they eating, Jesus taking the bread, and blessing it, broke, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

And they eating, Jesus having taken the bread, blessing it, broke, and gave it to them, and said, Take it: this is my body.

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

For I received this from the Lord, which I have also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the night in which he was betrayed, took bread,

Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.

Then receive him in the Lord with all joy, and have such in honor:

But we intreat you, brethren, to know those who are laboring among you, and standing before you in the Lord, and admonishing you; and that you yourselves esteem them exceedingly in divine love for the sake of their work. Live in peace among yourselves.

Let the elders who stand before the people beautifully, be considered worthy of double remuneration, especially those laboring in the word and teaching.

Remember your leaders, who spoke to you the word of God: the outgoing of whose deportment seeing, imitate their faith.

Whose sins you may remit, are remitted unto them; whose sins you may retain, have been retained.

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens: and whatsoever you may bind on the earth, shall be bound in the heavens; and whatsoever you may loose on earth shall be loosed in the heavens.

Truly I say unto you, that whatsoever things you may bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever things you may loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

And while they were traveling through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees which were adjudicated by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, to keep.

Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.

having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone,

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.

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.

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.

But Herod along with his soldiers having indeed treated Him with contempt, and mocked Him, putting on Him a scarlet robe, sent Him back to Pilate.

And on account of this the Jews continued to persecute Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

And rising up, they cast Him out of the city, and were leading Him to the brink of the mountain on which their city was built, to hurl Him down;

After these things Jesus walked about in Galilee: for He was not willing to walk about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

I know ye are the seed of Abraham; but you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, I as a wise architect, laid the foundation; and another builds on it. Let each one take heed how he builds.

in whom the entire edifice, being assimilated, increases into a holy temple in the Lord;

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.

and you, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, into a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable unto God through Jesus Christ.

And they having come from Perge, arrived into Picidian Antioch, and having come into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.

And having passed on thence, He came into their synagogue.

And they come into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath, He was teaching in the synagogue.

And He came into Nazareth, where He was brought up: and according to the custom to Him, He came into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as is the custom to some; but exhorting: and this the more, as you see the days drawing nigh.

And if children, indeed heirs; truly heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if we suffer together, in order that we may also be glorified together.

and it shall come to pass, in the place in which it was said to them, You are not my people, there they shall be called the sons of the living God:

Salute Rufus the elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

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.