Bible Verses About Church
Verses about the body of Christ, the purpose of the church, and what it means to belong.
The church is not a building, a service, or a denomination — it is the body of Christ in the world. These Bible verses on church capture the revolutionary community Jesus founded: a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation called out of darkness. The early church devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer — and the Lord added to their number daily. These scriptures will help you understand what the church is for, why it matters, and why no Christian was ever meant to go it alone.
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Ephesians 5:25
More Verses for Church
“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
Acts 2:42
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
Romans 12:5
“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
1 Corinthians 12:27
“And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.”
Acts 2:44-45
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Matthew 16:18
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
Hebrews 10:25
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”
1 Peter 2:9
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”
Ephesians 4:4-6
“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
Colossians 1:18
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
Matthew 18:20
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;”
Ephesians 2:19
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