59 Bible Verses about Mission, Of The Church

Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and appointed you, so that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit may remain, so that anything whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, he may give you.

Then he says to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workmen are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth workmen into his harvest.

Now after these things the Lord also appointed seventy other men, and sent them by twos before his face into every city and place where he himself was going to come. Therefore he said to them, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the workmen are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen into his harvest. Go ye. Behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

And he who reaps receives a wage and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true, One is who sows, and another who reaps. I sent you to reap what ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.

And having summoned the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases.

And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me.

And he summons the twelve, and began to send them forth in pairs. And he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will cast out demons. They will speak in new tongues. They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are made subject to us in thy name. And he said to them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from the sky. Behold, I give you authority to tread over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, no, nothing will harm you.

Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.

Just as thou sent me into the world, so also I sent them into the world.

But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.

And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But stay ye in the city until ye are clothed with power from on high.

And after saying this, he breathed on them, and says to them, Receive ye Holy Spirit.

And when they prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

God also testifying simultaneously by signs and wonders, and by various powers and distributions of Holy Spirit according to his will.

After going, make ye disciples of all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things, as many as I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age. Truly.

Indeed therefore those who received his word gladly, were immersed. And there were added in that day about three thousand souls. And they were continuing steadfastly in the apostles doctrine, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

and saying, Men, why are ye doing these things? We also are men of like nature with you, proclaiming good-news to you, to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all the thi

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, a woman who worshiped God, was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to heed the things being spoken by Paul. And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, after coming into my house, remain. And she constrained us.

And Crispus, the synagogue ruler, believed in the Lord with his whole household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed, and were immersed.

How then will they call on whom they have not believed? And how will they believe of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without preaching? And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of peace, of those who proclaim good news of good things.

(and the life was made known, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father, and was made known to us), what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that ye also may have fellowship with us. Even also our fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal those who were incapacitated.

And while going, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has come near. Heal those who are feeble, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.

And those men, having gone forth, they preached everywhere, the Lord working jointly, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Truly.

And having departed, they passed through the villages, preaching the good-news, and healing everywhere.

But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good-news of the grace of God.

But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through all the cities he preached the good-news until he came to Caesarea.

For God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit in the good-news of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

And thus having aspired to proclaim the good-news not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build upon a foundation belonging to another man,

for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of Gentiles.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye murdered, having hung on a tree. God exalted this man with his right hand, a Pathfinder and a Savior to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.

And ye are witnesses of these things.

But when the helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me. And ye also testify, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

For we are not able not to speak what we saw and heard.

So that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principal offices and the positions of authority in the heavenly things, through the church, according to the purpose of the ages, which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord,

By this my Father is glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye will become my disciples.

Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works.

and to proclaim in his name repentance and remission of sins for all the nations, having begun from Jerusalem.

And this good-news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

And the good-news must first be preached to all the nations.

And he said to them, Having gone into all the world, preach ye the good-news to the whole creation.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, having ordered them, saying, Go not into a way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Acquire no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, no bag for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staffs, for the workman is worthy of his provision. And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.read more.
And while entering into the house, salute it. And if indeed the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, while departing that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And he commanded them that they should take up nothing for the way, except only a staff--no scrip, no bread, no copper in the belt-- but shod with sandals, and, Do not wear two coats. And he said to them, Wherever ye enter into a house, lodge there until ye depart from there.read more.
And as many as might not receive you nor hear you, as ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment than

And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staffs, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver, nor have two coats each. And into whatever house ye may enter, remain there, and from there depart. And as many as will not receive you, when departing from that city, also shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

Carry no bag, no pouch, no shoes, and greet no man on the way. And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house. And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him, and if not, it will return to you.read more.
And remain in the same house eating and drinking from their things, for the workman is worthy of his wage. Do not depart from house to house. And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you. And heal the weak in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. But into whatever city ye enter, and they will not receive you, after departing into the thoroughfares if it, say, Even the dust that clings on us from your city, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know ye this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you. I say to you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad from the persecution that occurred against Stephen passed through as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews only.

Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad passed through proclaiming the good-news, the word. And Philip, who went down to a city of Samaria, proclaimed the Christ to them. And the multitudes unanimously heeded the things that were spoken by Philip during their listening and seeing the signs that he did.read more.
For of many of those who had unclean spirits, they came out, crying in a great voice. And many who were paralyzed, and who were lame, were healed. And there became great joy in that city.

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria has received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they came down, prayed for them, so that they might receive Holy Spirit, for it was not yet fallen upon any of them. They were only immersed in the name of the Christ Jesus.read more.
Then they laid hands on them, and they received Holy Spirit.

But the Lord said to him, Go, because this man is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles and kings, and sons of Israel.

For I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of Gentiles, I enhance my ministry,

for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the good-news of God like a priest, so that the offering up of the Gentiles might become acceptable, being sanctified in Holy Spirit.

And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial, but in every nation, he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him.

And some of them were men, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching good-news, the Lord Jesus. And the hand of Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

Now there were some men from the congregation that was in Antioch, prophets and teachers, including Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen reared with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And while they were serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me now Barnabas and Saul for the work that I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

but Paul, having selected Silas, went forth after being delivered to the grace of God by the brothers. And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the congregations.