25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal

And I also say unto thee, as thou art called Peter, so upon this rock, which thou hast confessed, will I build my church, and the gates of death shall not prevail against it.

to the general assembly and church of the first-born who are written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,

and hath put all things under his feet, and given Him to be head over all things to the church;

for the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and the saviour of that body.

And He is the head of the body, which is the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for the sake of his body, which is the church.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave up Himself for it:

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord also doth the church:

This mystery is great: but I speak concerning Christ and the Church.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the holy Spirit hath appointed you bishops, to feed the church of God, which He purchased with his own blood.

that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions;

And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues.

to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all the generations of eternal ages. Amen.

to sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

that He might prepare it for Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and unblameable.

But if I should be retarded, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to behave in the house of God, the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

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

not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had rest, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord; and through the consolation of the holy Spirit were multiplied.

Peter was therefore kept in custody: but incessant prayer was made to God for him by the church.

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

Behave inoffensively both to the Jews, and to the Greeks, and to the church of God.