25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal

And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;

This is a great secret: but my words are about Christ and the church.

Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.

So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,

And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.

But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.

Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things.

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.

What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.