25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal

And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.

the universal gathering; and to the assembly of the firstborn who are registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to the spirits of just men made perfect;

and has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the assembly,

for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly. He is Saviour of the body.

And he is the head of the body, the assembly; who is the beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that he might have the first place in all things:

Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;

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

For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:

This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God,

And God has set certain in the assembly: first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then miraculous powers; then gifts of healings; helps; governments; kinds of tongues.

to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen).

in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word,

that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called apostle, because I have persecuted the assembly of God.

For ye have heard what was my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;

as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.

Have ye not then houses for eating and drinking? or do ye despise the assembly of God, and put to shame them who have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this point I do not praise.

Give no occasion to stumbling, whether to Jews, or Greeks, or the assembly of God.