25 Bible Verses about The Church Universal
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And I tell you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,
And he put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things for the church,
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is himself the Savior.
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might have the first place in everything.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share for the sake of his body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with the blood of his Own.
so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then those having gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and those speaking in various kinds of tongues.
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
that he might present the church to himself in all her glory, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and blameless.
if I am delayed, you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things.
For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
But Saul began ravaging the church, and, entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace and was built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.
What! Do you not have houses 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 in this? No, I will not.
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- Universal (10 instances)
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