'Churches' in the Bible

and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches.

So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day.

friends who have endangered their own lives for mine. I am grateful to them, and not I alone, but all the Gentile Churches also.

Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the Churches of Christ send greetings to you.

This is what I command in all the Churches. Was any one already circumcised when called? Let him not have recourse to the surgeons. Was any one uncircumcised when called? Let him remain uncircumcised.

But if any one is inclined to be contentious on the point, we have no such custom, nor have the Churches of God.

For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace, as He is in all the Churches of His people.

Let married women be silent in the Churches, for they are not permitted to speak. They must be content with a subordinate place, as the Law also says;

As to the collection for God's people, what I have directed the Churches of Galatia to do, you must do also.

The Churches in the province of Asia send you greetings; and Aquila and Prisca, in hearty Christian love, do the same, together with the Church which meets at their house.

But we desire to let you know, brethren, of the grace of God which has been bestowed on the Churches of Macedonia;

And we send with him the brother whose praises for his earnestness in proclaiming the Good News are heard throughout all the Churches.

And more than that, he is the one who was chosen by the vote of the Churches to travel with us, sharing our commission in the administration of this generous gift to promote the Lord's glory and gratify our own strong desire.

As for Titus, remember that he is a partner with me, and is my comrade in my labours for you. And as for our brethren, remember that they are delegates from the Churches, and are men in whom Christ is glorified.

Exhibit therefore to the Churches a proof of your love, and a justification of our boasting to these brethren about you.

Other Churches I robbed, receiving pay from them in order to do you service.

And besides other things, which I pass over, there is that which presses on me daily--my anxiety for all the Churches.

In what respect, therefore, have you been worse dealt with than other Churches, except that I myself never hung as a dead weight upon you? Forgive the injustice I thus did you!

and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.

But to the Christian Churches in Judaea I was personally unknown.

For you, brethren, followed the example of the Churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judaea; seeing that you endured the same ill-treatment at the hands of your countrymen, as they did at the hands of the Jews.

It so increases that we ourselves make honourable mention of you among the Churches of God because of your patience and faith amid all your persecutions and amid the afflictions which you are enduring.

not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.

John sends greetings to the seven Churches in the province of Asia. May grace be granted to you, and peace, from Him who is and was and evermore will be; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne;

It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."

the secret meaning of the seven stars which you have seen in My right hand, and of the seven lampstands of gold. The seven stars are the ministers of the seven Churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches.

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.'

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt by the Second Death.'

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes--to him I will give some of the hidden Manna, and a white stone; and--written upon the stone and known only to him who receives it-- a new name.'

Her children too shall surely die; and all the Churches shall come to know that I am He who searches into men's inmost thoughts; and to each of you I will give a requital which shall be in accordance with what your conduct has been.

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'"

"I Jesus have sent My angel for him solemnly to declare these things to you among the Churches. I am the Root and the offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.