100 Bible Verses about the Importance of Church

Here are 100 Bible verses about the importance of church, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Hebrews 10:25 KJV

²⁵ 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.

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1 Corinthians 12:12 KJV

¹² For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

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1 Corinthians 12:27 KJV

²⁷ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

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Matthew 16:18 KJV

¹⁸ 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.

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Acts 20:28 KJV

²⁸ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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Hebrews 13:17 KJV

¹⁷ Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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Ephesians 5:23 KJV

²³ For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

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Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV

¹¹ And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; ¹² For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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Acts 14:23 KJV

²³ And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

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Matthew 28:19-20 KJV

¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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1 Timothy 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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Matthew 28:18-20 KJV

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. ¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Acts 2:42 KJV

⁴² And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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1 Corinthians 11:22 KJV

²² What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

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Matthew 18:20 KJV

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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Proverbs 31:8 KJV

⁸ Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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Hebrews 10:24-25 KJV

²⁴ And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: ²⁵ 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.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Hebrews 13:7 KJV

⁷ Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

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Matthew 6:33 KJV

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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1 Corinthians 12:13 KJV

¹³ For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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Romans 12:1-2 KJV

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. ² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Colossians 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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1 Thessalonians 5:11 KJV

¹¹ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

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Colossians 1:18 KJV

¹⁸ 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.

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Ephesians 5:25 KJV

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

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Ephesians 4:11 KJV

¹¹ And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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1 Corinthians 12:1-31 KJV

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ² Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. ³ Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. ⁴ Now there are diversities …

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Ephesians 4:15-16 KJV

¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: ¹⁶ From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

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Ephesians 4:11-13 KJV

¹¹ And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; ¹² For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: ¹³ Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

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Ephesians 1:18 KJV

¹⁸ The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Ephesians 2:19-22 KJV

¹⁹ Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; ²⁰ And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; ²¹ In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: ²² In whom ye also are builded …

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Romans 12:4-5 KJV

⁴ For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: ⁵ So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

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Acts 2:42-47 KJV

⁴² And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. ⁴³ And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all that believed were together, and had all things common; ⁴⁵ And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. …

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Psalm 133:1 KJV

¹ Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

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James 5:16 KJV

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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Ephesians 1:22 KJV

²² And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

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2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

¹⁷ Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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1 Corinthians 12:28 KJV

²⁸ And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

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1 John 1:9 KJV

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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1 John 1:7 KJV

⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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1 John 1:3 KJV

³ That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

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1 Peter 5:1-4 KJV

¹ The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: ² Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; ³ Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. …

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1 Peter 2:5 KJV

⁵ Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

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1 Peter 1:22 KJV

²² Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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James 2:17 KJV

¹⁷ Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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Hebrews 10:24 KJV

²⁴ And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

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1 Timothy 5:17 KJV

¹⁷ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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Ephesians 2:19 KJV

¹⁹ Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

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1 Corinthians 14:26 KJV

²⁶ How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

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1 Corinthians 12:14 KJV

¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many.

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Romans 16:17 KJV

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

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Romans 14:13 KJV

¹³ Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

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Romans 10:17 KJV

¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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Ephesians 4:16 KJV

¹⁶ From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

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Ephesians 4:15 KJV

¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

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Ephesians 4:12 KJV

¹² For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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Ephesians 3:21 KJV

²¹ Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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Ephesians 1:22-23 KJV

²² And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, ²³ Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

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Galatians 3:27 KJV

²⁷ For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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1 Corinthians 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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1 Corinthians 1:2 KJV

² Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their’s and our’s:

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Romans 12:16 KJV

¹⁶ Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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Romans 12:10 KJV

¹⁰ Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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Romans 10:9-10 KJV

⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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Acts 20:7 KJV

⁷ And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

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John 14:6 KJV

⁶ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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2 Peter 1:20-21 KJV

²⁰ Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. ²¹ For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV

¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Hebrews 5:12 KJV

¹² For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

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Hebrews 3:13 KJV

¹³ But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

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Titus 1:5 KJV

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

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Colossians 1:24 KJV

²⁴ Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

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Philippians 2:1 KJV

¹ If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

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Philippians 1:1 KJV

¹ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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Ephesians 6:4 KJV

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Ephesians 5:29-30 KJV

²⁹ For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: ³⁰ For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

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Ephesians 5:19 KJV

¹⁹ Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

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Ephesians 4:3 KJV

³ Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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Galatians 6:2 KJV

² Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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Galatians 6:1 KJV

¹ Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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Romans 12:5 KJV

⁵ So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

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Ephesians 4:2 KJV

² With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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1 Corinthians 16:2 KJV

² Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

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1 Corinthians 11:18 KJV

¹⁸ For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

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1 Corinthians 1:9 KJV

⁹ God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Romans 12:1-21 KJV

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. ² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. ³ For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man …

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Romans 12:1 KJV

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Acts 20:17 KJV

¹⁷ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

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1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV

¹¹ Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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Joshua 1:8 KJV

⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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1 John 4:19 KJV

¹⁹ We love him, because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:12 KJV

¹² No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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Hebrews 13:15 KJV

¹⁵ By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

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Colossians 2:19 KJV

¹⁹ And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

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1 Corinthians 14:1-40 KJV

¹ Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. ² For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. ³ But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. ⁴ He that speaketh in an unknown …

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Revelation 1:1-20 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: ² Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. ³ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things …

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