13 Bible Verses about Body Of Christ

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body -- for the sake of his body, the church -- what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

On that day the Lord their God will deliver them as the flock of his people, for they are the precious stones of a crown sparkling over his land.

The Lord found him in a desolate land, in an empty wasteland where animals howl. He continually guarded him and taught him; he continually protected him like the pupil of his eye.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body -- for the sake of his body, the church -- what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

Now you are Christ's body, and each of you is a member of it.

Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:

But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body -- for the sake of his body, the church -- what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things. Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things. Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.