62 Bible Verses about The church

the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.

and in the midst of the candlesticks one like to a son of man, clothed with a garment reaching down to the feet, and girded at the breasts with a golden girdle.

For we, the many, are one loaf, one body; for we all share in that one loaf.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus;

so we, though many, form one body in Christ, and each of us is a member of it in common with the rest.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

For other foundation can no one lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus.

To whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but in the sight of God chosen, honored, be ye yourselves also, as living stones, built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

not with the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, and obtained for us everlasting redemption.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

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

He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of the water in the word; that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were made holy, but ye were accepted as righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

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

And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.

For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews; who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and drove us out, and please not God, and set themselves against all men,

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

and more and more were believers added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;

because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ;

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;

which is his body, the fullness of him who filleth all with all;

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been bestowed in the churches of Macedonia;

and put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave 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,he, who is the Saviour of the body.

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

So then, my brethren, ye also were slain to the Law through the body of Christ, that ye might be connected with another, even with him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit to God.

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their husbands in everything.

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

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

If any one defaceth the temple of God, God will deface him; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

and it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, shining and pure. For the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

to him be the glory in the church in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

to the intent that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions might be known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

The church in Babylon, chosen with you, saluteth you; and Mark, my son.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

For we, the many, are one loaf, one body; for we all share in that one loaf.

Cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ.