13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

Then appointing them presbyters in every city, by prayer with fastings they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

Is any man sick among you? let him send for the presbyters of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

for if a man knoweth not how to order his own family, how shall he take proper care of the church of God?

For in the first place, when ye assemble in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

Now I could wish that you all spake with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: for greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret also, that the church may receive edification.

If then the whole church assemble together in the same place, and all speak different tongues, and there come in illiterate persons, or infidels, will they not say ye are mad?

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue, edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

So also ye, if ye zealously affect spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them for the edification of the church.

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

But if they will learn any thing, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

But if any man or woman who believes hath widows their relations, let him provide for them, and let not the church be burdened; that there may be a sufficiency for the real widows.

who have borne testimony to thy love before the church; to whom thou wilt perform a good act of service in forwarding them on their journey, in a manner worthy of God.

But if he disregard them, inform the church: and if he disregard the church, let him be to thee as a heathen, or a publican.