17 Bible Verses about Edification, Means Of

And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.

My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word

Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,

Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus. Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;

That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching; For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ; Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.