16 Bible Verses about Edification, Means Of

and now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to his gracious dispensation, which is able to improve you, and secure to you the inheritance with those who are sanctify'd.

he was not incredulously diffident of the divine promise; but was strong in faith, and did honour to God,

now whatever was heretofore writ, was writ for our instruction; that we through patience and the comfortable promises of the scriptures might have hope.

and that from your infancy you were acquainted with the sacred writings, which point you the way to salvation, by believing in Christ Jesus: for all divinely inspired writings are conducive to instruction, to conviction, to reformation, and the practice of virtue; that the minister of God may be perfectly accomplished for every office of religion.

which is without any mixture, and will make you thrive. Since you have tasted how good the Lord is,

that by his immense power he would strengthen the faculties of your minds by his spirit:

Then the churches in all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, were unmolested and establish'd, and by their religious conduct, and the assistance of the holy spirit, grew more extensive.

what is then to be done, my brethren? when you come together, one of you with a psalm, another with a doctrine, another with a strange tongue, another with a revelation, another with an interpretation: let the whole be done to edification.

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you:

now to particular men the spirit gives particular gifts, that they may be displayed to greater advantage.

but he that expounds, speaks to the edification, exhortation, and comfort of men.

It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, pastors, and teachers: thus fitly qualifying his servants for their respective offices, in order to build up the body of Christ:

do you think I have been making excuses for not coming? as I am a christian, in the presence of God, I have, my beloved, in every thing consulted your advantage.

but being sincere in mutual love, may be entirely united to Christ, who is the head: from which the whole body fitly framed, and compacted by the entire adherence and contribution of every part performing its respective function, increases and improves itself by the mutual concern of the parts.

wherefore comfort and edify one another, as you have hitherto done.

or indeed that we may have mutual consolation from the faith which is in common to you and to me.