Building the Church
Ephesians 2:21 BSB
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Luke 17:28 BSB
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Romans 15:20 BSB
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
Ephesians 4:29 BSB
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Luke 6:48 BSB
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Romans 16:1 BSB
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
Ephesians 5:32 BSB
This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
Philippians 3:6 BSB
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
Ephesians 5:25 BSB
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Matthew 16:18 BSB
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.
James 5:14 BSB
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Romans 16:5 BSB
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Matthew 18:17 BSB
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
Philippians 4:15 BSB
And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
Matthew 28:19 BSB
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
1 Corinthians 12:27 BSB
Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
Acts 2:42 BSB
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Hebrews 11:1 BSB
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:6 BSB
And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Romans 10:17 BSB
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.