79 Bible Verses about Church

namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles are co-heirs, companions, and co-partners in the Promise.

For there is one Body and one Spirit ??as you were called for the one hope that belongs to your call ??5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over us all, who pervades us all, who is within us all.

I am to be in the world no longer, but they are to be in the world; I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them by the power of thy Name which thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are one.

Also, let the peace of Christ be supreme within your hearts ??that is why you have been called as members of the one Body. And you must be thankful.

(for many as we are, we are one Bread, one Body, since we all partake of the one Bread).

fain, in our yearning affection for you, to impart not only the gospel of God to you but our very souls as well ??you had so won our love.

We know we have crossed from death to life, because we love the brotherhood; he who has no love [for his brother] remains in death.

Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily.

So then, my brothers, for whom I cherish love and longing, my joy and crown, this is how you must stand firm in the Lord, O my beloved.

since we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints,

So that we can say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?

For he decreed of old that those whom he predestined should share the likeness of his Son ??that he might be the firstborn of a great brotherhood.

Then I fell before his feet to worship him; but he said to me, "No, not that! I am but a servant like yourself and your brothers, who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God" (for the testimony borne by Jesus is the breath of all prophecy).

He had to resemble his brothers in every respect, in order to prove a merciful and faithful high priest in things divine, to expiate the sins of the People.

But you are not to be called 'rabbi,' for One is your teacher, and you are all brothers;

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Nor do I pray for them alone, but for all who believe in me by their spoken word;

God is my witness, the God whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I always mention you in my prayers,

I never cease to give thanks for you, when I mention you in my prayers.

For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father

in all my prayers for you all I always pray with a sense of joy

"Two men went up to pray in the temple; one was a Pharisee and the other was a taxgatherer.

For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed.

Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;

The foundation is laid, namely Jesus Christ, and no one can lay any other.

I am suffering now on your behalf, but I rejoice in that; I would make up the full sum of all that Christ has to suffer in my person on behalf of the church, his Body;

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

I am suffering now on your behalf, but I rejoice in that; I would make up the full sum of all that Christ has to suffer in my person on behalf of the church, his Body;

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

so as to be blameless and innocent, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverse generation where you shine like stars in a dark world;

For while once upon a time you were darkness, now in the Lord you are light; lead the life of those who are children of the light

You are the light of the world. A town on the top of a hill cannot be hidden.

So be on the alert, remember how for three whole years I never ceased night and day to watch over each one of you with tears.

So my letter was written to you, not on account of the offender nor for the sake of the injured party, but in order to let you realize before God how seriously you do care for me.

And then there is the pressing business of each day, the care of all the churches.

For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder ??21 afraid that when I come back to you, my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn for many who sinned some time ago and yet have never repented of the impurity, the sexual vice, and the sensuality which they have practised.

Why, you make me afraid I may have spent my labour on you for nothing!

So be on the alert, remember how for three whole years I never ceased night and day to watch over each one of you with tears.

So my letter was written to you, not on account of the offender nor for the sake of the injured party, but in order to let you realize before God how seriously you do care for me.

And then there is the pressing business of each day, the care of all the churches.

For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder ??21 afraid that when I come back to you, my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn for many who sinned some time ago and yet have never repented of the impurity, the sexual vice, and the sensuality which they have practised.

Why, you make me afraid I may have spent my labour on you for nothing!

and during their conversation and discussion Jesus himself approached and walked beside them,

but if we live and move within the light, as he is within the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from every sin.

They devoted themselves to the instruction given by the apostles and to fellowship, breaking bread and praying together.

He was praying at a certain place, and when he stopped one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say, Father, thy name be revered, thy Reign begin; give us our bread for the morrow day by day, read more.
and forgive us our sins for we do forgive everyone who has offended us; and lead us not into temptation." And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, let me have three loaves; for a friend of mine travelling has come to my house and I have nothing to set before him.' And suppose he answers from the inside, 'Don't bother me; the door is locked by this time, and my children are in bed with me. I can't get up and give you anything.' I tell you, though he will not get up and give you anything because you are a friend of his, he will at least rise and give you whatever you want, because you persist. So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you; for everyone who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks. What father among you, if asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone? Or, if asked for a fish, will hand him a serpent instead of a fish? Or, if asked for an egg, will he hand him a scorpion? Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father give the holy Spirit from heaven to those who ask him?"

Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went and said to the high priests, "What will you give me for betraying him to you?" And they weighed out for him thirty silver pieces. From that moment he sought a good opportunity to betray him.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the high priests to betray him to them. They were delighted to hear it, and promised to pay him for it. Meantime he sought a good opportunity for betraying him.

and Satan entered Judas called Iscariot, a member of the twelve, who went off to discuss with the high priests and commanders how he could betray him to them. They were delighted and agreed to pay him for it. read more.
He assented to this and sought a good opportunity for betraying him to them in the absence of the crowd.

They retorted, "And so you would teach us ??you, born in utter depravity!" Then they expelled him.

I am suffering now on your behalf, but I rejoice in that; I would make up the full sum of all that Christ has to suffer in my person on behalf of the church, his Body;

instead of keeping in touch with that Head under whom the entire Body, supplied with joints and sinews and thus compacted, grows with growth divine.

for the equipment of the saints, for the business of the ministry, for the upbuilding of the Body of Christ,

so too, for all our numbers, we form one Body in Christ and we are severally members one of another.

Now you are Christ's Body, and severally members of it.

Nay, I tell you Elijah has already come, but they have not recognized him ??they have worked their will on him. And the Son of man will suffer at their hands in the same way."

'The conqueror shall be clad in white raiment; I will never erase his name from the book of Life, but will own him openly before my Father and before his angels.'

I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich, white raiment to clothe you and prevent the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to rub on your eyes, that you may see.

also round the throne four and twenty thrones, and on these thrones four and twenty Presbyters seated, who were clad in white raiment with golden crowns upon their heads.

After that I looked, and there was a great host whom no one could count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clad in white robes, with palm-branches in their hands;

Have no fear of what you are to suffer. The devil indeed is going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested; you will have a distressful ten days. Be faithful, though you have to die for it, and I will give you the crown of Life.

Then men will hand you over to suffer affliction, and they will kill you; you will be hated by all the Gentiles on account of my name.

Beware of men, they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues,

But before all that, men will lay hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and prisons; you will be dragged before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

Remember what I told you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they hold to my word, they will hold to yours.

For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder ??21 afraid that when I come back to you, my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn for many who sinned some time ago and yet have never repented of the impurity, the sexual vice, and the sensuality which they have practised.

For Chloe's people inform me that you are quarrelling.

you are still worldly. For with jealousy and quarrels in your midst, are you not worldly, are you not behaving like ordinary men?

instead of one brother going to law with another ??and before unbelievers too!

I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

Only, everyone must lead the lot assigned him by the Lord; he must go on living the life in which God's call came to him. (Such is the rule I lay down for all the churches).

and if anyone is hungry let him eat at home. You must not gather, only to incur condemnation. I will give you my instructions upon the other matters when I come.

Hence if at a gathering of the whole church everybody speaks with 'tongues,' and if outsiders or un believers come in, will they not say you are insane?

but let everything be done decorously and in order.

I left you behind in Crete in order to finish putting things right and to appoint presbyters in every town as I told you,

Only, everyone must lead the lot assigned him by the Lord; he must go on living the life in which God's call came to him. (Such is the rule I lay down for all the churches).

and if anyone is hungry let him eat at home. You must not gather, only to incur condemnation. I will give you my instructions upon the other matters when I come.

The apostles and the presbyters met to investigate this question,

The holy Spirit and we have decided not to impose any extra burden on you, apart from these essential requirements:

(if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how is he to look after the church of God?);

Only, everyone must lead the lot assigned him by the Lord; he must go on living the life in which God's call came to him. (Such is the rule I lay down for all the churches).

and if anyone is hungry let him eat at home. You must not gather, only to incur condemnation. I will give you my instructions upon the other matters when I come.

The apostles and the presbyters met to investigate this question,

The holy Spirit and we have decided not to impose any extra burden on you, apart from these essential requirements:

(if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how is he to look after the church of God?);

The hired man, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, deserts them when he sees the wolf coming; he runs away, leaving the wolf to tear and scatter them,

As he saw the crowds he was moved with pity for them; they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all be disconcerted over me to-night, for it is written, I will strike at the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.

After a first and a second warning have no more to do with a factious person;

I appeal to you myself by the gentleness and consideration of Christ ??the Paul who is 'humble enough to your face when he is with you, but outspoken enough when he gets away from you.'

I have consigned that individual to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord Jesus.

I warned you already, on my second visit, and I warn you now before I come, both you who sinned some time ago and the rest of you as well, that I will spare no one if I come back.

And I saw the holy City, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, all ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.

"Come," say the Spirit and the Bride: let the hearer too say, "Come"; and let the thirsty come, let anyone who desires it, take the water of Life without price.

for I feel a divine jealousy on your behalf; I betrothed you as a chaste maiden to present you to your one husband Christ,

Let us rejoice and triumph, let us give him the glory! For now comes the marriage of the Lamb; his bride has arrayed herself,

A tent was set up, the outer tent, containing the lampstand, the table, and the loaves of the Presence; this is called the Holy place.

But when Christ arrived as the high priest of the bliss that was to be, he passed through the greater and more perfect tent which no hands had made (no part, that is to say, of the present order),

Also, he is the head of the Body, that is, of the church, in virtue of his primacy as the first to be born from the dead ??that gives him pre-eminence over all.

we are to hold by the truth, and by our love to grow up wholly into Him. For He, Christ, is the head, and under him,

for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ also (though he is the saviour of the Body) is the head of the church;

instead of keeping in touch with that Head under whom the entire Body, supplied with joints and sinews and thus compacted, grows with growth divine.

Surely you know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into his death!

For by one Spirit we have all been baptized into one Body, Jews or Greeks, slaves or freemen; we have all been imbued with one Spirit.

(for all of you who had yourselves baptized into Christ have taken on the character of Christ).

when you were buried with him in your baptism and thereby raised with him as you believed in the power of the God who raised him from the dead.

Baptism, the counterpart of that, saves you to-day (not the mere washing of dirt from the flesh but the prayer for a clean conscience before God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ

in him the whole structure is welded together and rises into a sacred temple in the Lord,

Is anyone ill? let him summon the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

Presbyters who are efficient presidents are to be considered worthy of ample remuneration, particularly those who have the task of preaching and teaching:

This they carried out, sending their contribution to the presbyters by Barnabas and Saul.

Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),

I left you behind in Crete in order to finish putting things right and to appoint presbyters in every town as I told you,

go and make disciples of all nations, baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the holy Spirit,

he who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who will not believe shall be condemned.

Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter God's Realm.

"Repent," said Peter, "let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain for some days.

praising God and looked on with favour by all the people. Meantime the Lord added the saved daily to their number.

Hence if at a gathering of the whole church everybody speaks with 'tongues,' and if outsiders or un believers come in, will they not say you are insane?

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church; and if he refuses to listen to the church, treat him as a pagan or a taxgatherer.

First of all, in your church-meetings I am told that cliques prevail. And I partly believe it.

As they were eating he took a loaf and after the blessing he broke it; then he gave it to the disciples saying, "Take and eat this, it means my body."

And as they were eating he took a loaf, and after the blessing he broke and gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it means my body."

The cup of blessing, which we bless, is that not participating in the blood of Christ? The bread we break, is that not participating in the body of Christ?

I passed on to you what I received from the Lord himself, namely, that on the night he was betrayed the Lord Jesus took a loaf,

Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.

Give him a welcome in the Lord, then, with your hearts full of joy. Value men like that,

Brothers, we beg you to respect those who are working among you, presiding over you in the Lord and maintaining discipline; hold them in special esteem and affection, for the sake of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Presbyters who are efficient presidents are to be considered worthy of ample remuneration, particularly those who have the task of preaching and teaching:

Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the word of God to you; look back upon the close of their career, and copy their faith.

If you remit the sins of any, they are remitted: if you retain them, they are retained."

I will give you the keys of the Realm of heaven; whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven."

I tell you truly, Whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

As they travelled on from town to town, they handed over to the people the resolutions which the apostles and the presbyters in Jerusalem had decided were to be obeyed;

Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.

you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you.

in case I am detained, to let you see how people ought to behave within the household of God; it is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the Truth.

Then Herod and his troops scoffed at him and made fun of him, and after arraying him in a bright robe he remitted him to Pilate.

And this was why the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did things like this on the sabbath.

they rose up, put him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, in order to hurl him down.

After this Jesus moved about in Galilee; he would not move in Judaea, because the Jews were trying to kill him.

I know you are Abraham's offspring! Yet you want to kill me, since my word makes no headway among you!

In virtue of my commission from God, I laid the foundation of the house like an expert master-builder. It remains for another to build on this foundation. Whoever he is, let him be careful how he builds.

in him the whole structure is welded together and rises into a sacred temple in the Lord,

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

come and, like living stones yourselves, be built into a spiritual house, to form a consecrated priesthood for the offering of those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

but they passed on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch. On the sabbath they went into the synagogue and sat down;

Then he moved on from there and went into their synagogue.

They then entered Capharnahum. As soon as the sabbath came, he at once began to teach in the synagogue;

Then he came to Nazaret, where he had been brought up, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue as was his custom. He stood up to read the lesson

and if children, heirs as well, heirs of God, heirs along with Christ ??for we share his sufferings in order to share his glory.

on the very spot where they were told, 'You are no people of mine,' there shall they be called 'sons of the living God.'