63 Bible Verses about The church

Y Who is this who shines like the dawn—
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?

It grew as high as the heavenly host, made some of the stars and some of the host fall to the earth, and trampled them. It made itself great, even up to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary. Because of rebellion, a host, together with the daily sacrifice, will be given over. The horn will throw truth to the ground and will be successful in whatever it does. read more.
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the speaker, "How long will [the events of] this vision last-the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?"

M You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling,
lovely as Jerusalem,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners.

The secret of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe and with a gold sash wrapped around His chest.

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for all of us share that one bread.

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another.

For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.

Surely our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory,

For this is what the Lord says:
“Even the captives of a mighty man will be taken,
and the prey of a tyrant will be delivered;
I will contend with the one who contends with you,
and I will save your children.

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

For no one can lay any other foundation than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ.

Coming to Him, a living stone-rejected by men but chosen and valuable to God- you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

In the last days
the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established
at the top of the mountains
and will be raised above the hills.
All nations will stream to it,

As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it, struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them. Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were shattered and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

This is what the Lord God says: I will take [a sprig] from the lofty top of the cedar and plant [it]. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant [it] on a high towering mountain. I will plant it on Israel's high mountain so that it may bear branches, produce fruit, and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord. I bring down the tall tree, and make the low tree tall. I cause the green tree to wither and make the withered tree thrive. I, Yahweh, have spoken and I will do [it].

He entered the most holy place once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her

The person who speaks in another language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.

Therefore the person who speaks in another language should pray that he can interpret.

to make her holy, cleansing her in the washing of water by the word. He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but holy and blameless.

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her

I belong to my love,
and his desire is for me.

Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. But devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. Saul, however, was ravaging the church, and he would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

For you, brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, since you have also suffered the same things from people of your own country, just as they did from the Jews. They killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us; they displease God, and are hostile to everyone,

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.

Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers—crowds of both men and women.

because You will not leave me in Hades
or allow Your Holy One to see decay.

I will give you shepherds who are loyal to Me, and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill.

And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for His body, that is, the church.

which is His body, the fullness of the One who fills all things in every way.

I, Yahweh, watch over it;
I water it regularly.
I guard it night and day
so that no one disturbs it.

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God granted to the churches of Macedonia:

And He put everything under His feet and appointed Him as head over everything for the church,

for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of the body.

In her chamber, the royal daughter is all glorious,
her clothing embroidered with gold.

He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the crucified body of the Messiah, so that you may belong to another—to Him who was raised from the dead—that we may bear fruit for God.

Now as the church submits to Christ, so wives are to submit to their husbands in everything.

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Don’t you have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you look down on the church of God and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you for this!

If anyone destroys God’s sanctuary, God will destroy him; for God’s sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are.

She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.

For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.

to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

This is so God’s multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens.

But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

The church in Babylon, also chosen, sends you greetings, as does Mark, my son.

Caravans of camels will cover your land—
young camels of Midian and Ephah—
all of them will come from Sheba.
They will carry gold and frankincense
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters [of fruit]. I said, "I will climb the palm tree and take hold of its fruit." May your breasts be like clusters of grapes, and the fragrance of your breath like apricots.

For this is what the Lord says:

I will make peace flow to her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a flood;
you will nurse and be carried on her hip
and bounced on her lap.

But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper;

Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen on your walls; they will never be silent, day or night. You, who remind the Lord, no rest for you! Do not give Him rest until He establishes and makes her Jerusalem the praise of the earth.

He said to him, "Run and tell this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the number of people and livestock in it." The declaration of the Lord: "I will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory within it."

God is known as a stronghold
in its citadels.

Your breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle, that feed among the lilies.

Your breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for all of us share that one bread.

Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch. You are indeed unleavened, for Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.