Bible Verses about 'Build your 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 overcome it.
- If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
- Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word.
- Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
- Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
- And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
- Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
- Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
- Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
- Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain. - Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
- “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
- Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love. - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
- He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths. - But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
- Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
- Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies. - I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart. - Teach me your way, Lord,
that I may rely on your faithfulness;
give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear your name. - May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed. - Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.
- Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord. - From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people. - But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
- Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
- My mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendor all day long. - Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you. - Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight. - Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord;
may your love and faithfulness always protect me. - If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
- Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness. - Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops. - For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies. - My son, keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. - Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me. - All your words are true;
all your righteous laws are eternal. - Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways. - Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
- Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
- Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones. - Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you.
- Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
- Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. 
