Bible Verses About Church

"Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;"

"To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:"

"What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?"

"Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church!"

"Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches."

"Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—"

"If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God."

"In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it."

"Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!"

"He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church."

"So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church."

"But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue."

"So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who do not understand or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?"

"If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God."

"women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says."

"If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church."

"For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."

"Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do."

"The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house."

"Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you."

"For you, brothers, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen the same things those churches suffered from the Jews,"

"(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)"

"if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth."

"If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need."

"The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching."