62 Bible Verses about The church

As to 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 which thou sawest are the seven churches.

and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like the Son of man, clothed with a long robe, and girded about the breasts with a golden girdle.

For the bread is one, and we though many are one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

and there is neither Jew nor Greek, those is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

so we who are many, are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other.

For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body:

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.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone:

For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,

to whom coming as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen of God, and precious, ye also are built up as living stones, a spiritual house, an holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

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.

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

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.

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.

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

And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And some pious men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation for him. But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God, which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus, in that ye also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews: who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; who are displeasing to God, and contrary to all men:

For he was a good man, and full of the holy Spirit, and of faith: and many were added unto the Lord.

And true believers were the more willingly added to the Lord, even multitudes both of men and women.

that Thou wilt not leave my soul in the invisible state, nor suffer thine holy one to see corruption.

And therefore He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; to qualify holy men for the work of the ministry, to the edifying of the body of Christ:

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.

which is his body, the complete work of Him, who filleth all in all.

Now we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God conferred on the churches of Macedonia:

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.

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.

And thus, my brethren, ye also are dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye might become another's, even his who is raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

As the church then is subject to Christ, so also should wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

so also is the mystical body of Christ; for by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, (whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free) and are all made to drink into one Spirit:

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.

If any one destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, and this temple are ye.

And it was given to her, that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and bright: for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

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

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

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.

The church in Babylon, chosen together with you saluteth you, and so doth Marcus my son.

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.

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.

For the bread is one, and we though many are one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, without leaven. For our paschal lamb, even Christ, was slain for us.