25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal

and I tell thee likewise, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will hereafter build my church: and death shall not prevail against it.

the church of the first-born who are enroll'd in heaven, to God the judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

for he has subjected all things to him, and constituted him supreme head of the church,

for the husband presides over his wife, as Christ presides over the church: and he it is that preserves the whole body.

he himself is the head of the church, which is his body. he is the prince, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be chief.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and am filling up the measure of those remaining afflictions, which in my turn I am to suffer in this life, in the cause of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

You husband, love your spouse, even as Christ loved the church, and laid down his life for her:

no man was ever yet averse to his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as the Lord doth the church:

these words contain a very mystical sense, I mean in reference to Christ and the church.

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

that the manifold wisdom of God, in ordering his heavenly kingdom, might by his church be now made known, to princes and magistrates,

which God has placed in the church, first apostles, next prophets, then teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, assistants, governours, interpreters of languages.

unto him be glory in the church, even by Christ Jesus, thro' all the successions of future ages. amen.

to sanctify and purify her by the ablution of his word,

that he himself might make her appear illustrious to his own eye, a church without spot, or any thing like a defect; so as to be holy and irreprehensible.

you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God, that is, in the church of the true God.

which affected the whole assembly, and all that heard of it with great dread.

for I am the meanest of the apostles, not worthy the name of an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

you have heard of my former behaviour, whilst I was of the Jewish religion, with what excessive violence I persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;

as for Saul, he made havock of the Church, entring into their houses, whence he dragg'd away both men and women, to throw them into prison.

Then the churches in all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, were unmolested and establish'd, and by their religious conduct, and the assistance of the holy spirit, grew more extensive.

thus Peter was kept in prison, but the Church prayed to God, without ceasing, for him,

what, have you no houses to eat and drink in? or have ye a contempt for the church of God, or is it to insult those who are in want? what shall I say to you? shall I commend such behaviour? I do not approve of it.

give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.