17 Bible Verses about Edification, Means Of

And now dear brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build further, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

My soul melteth away for very heaviness; comfort thou me according unto thy word.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief: But was made strong in the faith, and gave honour to God,

Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.

And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus. For all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, and prepared unto all good works.

and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.

that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man,

Then had the congregations rest, throughout all Jewry and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the fear of the Lord; And multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

How is it then brethren? When ye come together, every man hath his song, hath his doctrine, hath his tongue, hath his revelation, hath his interpretation: Let all things be done unto edifying.

For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, to strengthen you withal.

The gifts of the spirit are given to every man to profit the congregation.

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men, to edifying, to exhortation, and to comfort.

And the very same, made some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Shepherds, some Teachers: that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to the edifying of the body of Christ,

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves? We speak in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

But let us follow the truth in love, and in all things grow in him which is the head, that is to say Christ, in whom all the body is coupled and knit together, in every joint, wherewith one ministereth to another - according to the operation as every part hath his measure - and increaseth the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.

Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as ye do.

That is: that I might have consolation together with you, through the common faith, which both ye and I have.