17 Bible Verses about Edification, Means Of
Most Relevant Verses
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you--
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
