Bible Verses about 'Church'

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• But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.
  Acts 12:5prayerneighbordependence
• If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
  Matthew 18:17churchsinlistening
• Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
  Matthew 16:18churchcommunityhell
• For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.
  Ephesians 5:22-23marriageJesussalvation
• For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
  Ephesians 5:25-26lovepurificationrelationships
• Christ is also the head of the church,
  which is his body.
  He is the beginning,
  supreme over all who rise from the dead.
  So he is first in everything.
  Colossians 1:18churchJesusresurrection
• The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
  Acts 9:31churchpeaceawe
• Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
  Ephesians 3:20-21humilityworshipstrength
• Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
  James 5:14-15sicknessprayerfaith
• Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
  Ephesians 4:15lovetruthJesus
• Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
  Acts 2:41faithbaptismWord of God
• They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.
  Acts 2:46-47worshipfoodcommunity
• Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
  Hebrews 10:24-25second comingcommunityencouragement
• Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
  Romans 12:4-5bodyJesuscommunity
• For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.
  Matthew 18:20Jesuscommunityprayer
• For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.
  1 Corinthians 3:9servingchurchevangelism
• Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
  1 Corinthians 3:16holinessHoly SpiritSpirit
• So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
  Ephesians 2:19-20Jesuskingdomprophecy
• And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
  Colossians 3:15Jesuspeacegratitude
• Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
  Colossians 3:16Word of Godlearningworship
• God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
  1 Corinthians 3:17churchcommunityholiness
• The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
  1 Corinthians 12:12bodycommunitychurch
• All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
  2 Timothy 3:16-17Word of Godlifeequipment
• I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
  1 Corinthians 1:10communityfamilytransformation
• And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.
  Romans 16:17holinesscommunityevil