13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Is any one among you sick? 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.

for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

For, in the first place, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are schisms among you, and I partly believe it:

I am willing, indeed, that you should all speak in tongues, but rather that you should prophesy; for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, in order that the church may receive instruction.

If, then, the whole church come together into the same place, and all speak in tongues, and there come in unlearned men, or unbelievers, will they not say that you are mad?

He that speaks in an unknown tongue, edifies himself; but he that prophesies, edifies the church.

So, also, do you, since you greatly desire spiritual gifts, seek to excel to the building up of the church.

Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

But if they wish to learn any thing,, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is a shame for women to speak in an assembly.

If any believing man or woman has widows, let him or her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are widows indeed.

who have testified to your love before the church: if you conduct these on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well:

But if he refuse to hear them, tell it to the church; and if he also refuse to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen man and a publican.