17 Bible Verses about Edification, Means Of

And now, brothers, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

My soul weeps for grief; strengthen me according to Your Word.

He did not stagger at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, so that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

and that from a babe you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfected, thoroughly furnished to every good work.

desire the sincere milk of the Word, as newborn babes, so that you may grow by it;

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;

Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.

Then how is it, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be for building up.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to you for the establishing of you.

But to each one is given the showing forth of the Spirit to our profit.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for building up, and exhortation, and comfort.

And truly He gave some to be apostles, and some to be prophets, and some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

Again, do you think we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your building up.

But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ; from whom the whole body, fitted together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of each part, producing the growth of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

Therefore comfort one another, and edify one another, even as you also do.

And this is to be comforted together with you by our mutual faith, both yours and mine.