13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

When they had appointed elders in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him after anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

I wish all of you spoke in other languages, but even more that you prophesied. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in languages, unless he interprets so that the church may be built up.

Therefore, if the whole church assembles together and all are speaking in other languages and people who are uninformed or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

The person who speaks in another language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.

So also you—since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than 10,000 words in another language.

And if they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church meeting.

If any believing woman has widows in her family, she should help them, and the church should not be burdened, so that it can help those who are genuinely widows.

They have testified to your love in front of the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God,

If he pays no attention to them, tell the church. But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever and a tax collector to you.