13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

Is any sick among you? let him call to him the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

For first, when ye come together in assembly, I hear there exist divisions among you, and I partly give credit to it.

Now I desire that ye should all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy. But greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

If therefore the whole assembly come together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and simple persons enter in, or unbelievers, will not they say ye are mad?

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

Thus ye also, since ye are desirous of spirits, seek that ye may abound for the edification of the assembly.

but in the assembly I desire to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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

If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those that are widows indeed.

(who have witnessed of thy love before the assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;

But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.