Bible Verses About Church

“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”

“Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.”

“And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.”

“Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

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

“In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.”

“And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.”

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”

“I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.””

“so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.”

“For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.””

“If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.”

“praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

“Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.”

“Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,”

“And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.”

“And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,”

“For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.”

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

“From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.”

“in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.”

“The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.”

“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,”

“Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.”

“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.”

“With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,”

“A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.”

“All the believers were together and had everything in common.”

“Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.”

“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.”

“What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.”

“Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.”

“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.”

“which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”

“to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,”

“you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.”

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.”

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

“And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,”

“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;”

“Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.”

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!”

“Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”

“As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.”

“The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.”

“one Lord, one faith, one baptism;”

“and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.”

“then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.”

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.”