25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal

And I also say to thee, that thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

to a festal gathering and assembly of firstborn sons who were enrolled in the heavens, and to God, a Judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men who were made fully perfect,

And he subordinated all things under his feet, and appointed him head over all things for the church,

Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body.

And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.

I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.

Husbands, love your own wives even as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ the church,

This mystery is great, but I speak for Christ and for the church.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by his own blood.

So that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principal offices and the positions of authority in the heavenly things, through the church,

And in the church God has placed men who are first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

to him is the glory in the church in Christ Jesus for all generations of the age of the ages. Truly.

so that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of water by the word,

so that he might present it to himself, the glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and unblemished.

but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

And great fear developed in the whole church, and in all who heard these things.

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.

But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.

Indeed therefore the congregations throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified. And, going in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.

For have ye no houses to eat and to drink in? Or do ye disparage the church of God, and humiliate those not having? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

Become ye inoffensive both to Jews and to Greeks, and to the church of God,