The Church

18And 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.

See also: Ephesians 2:19-22, 1 Corinthians 3:9-11

15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

See also: Leviticus 19:17, Galatians 6:1

16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

See also: Deuteronomy 19:15, 2 Corinthians 13:1

17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

See also: 1 Corinthians 5:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:6

19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

See also: Mark 11:24, Matthew 7:7

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

See also: 1 Corinthians 5:4, Hebrews 10:25

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

See also: Hebrews 10:25, Acts 1:14

43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

See also: Luke 7:16, Luke 8:37

44And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

See also: Acts 4:32, Matthew 13:44

45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

See also: Luke 12:33, Matthew 19:21

46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

See also: Acts 2:42, Acts 5:42

47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

See also: Acts 16:5, Matthew 16:18

20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

See also: Galatians 3:28, John 14:16

21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

See also: Psalms 133:1, Galatians 2:20

22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

See also: Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:27

23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

See also: 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 John 4:4

12For 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.

See also: Galatians 3:28, Romans 12:4-5

13For 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.

See also: Colossians 3:11, 1 Corinthians 6:17

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

See also: 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 12:12

15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

See also: Judges 9:8-15, 2 Kings 14:9

16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

See also: Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 13:1

17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

See also: Psalms 139:13-16, Psalms 94:9

18But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

See also: Ecclesiastes 4:9, 1 Corinthians 12:28

19And if they were all one member, where were the body?

See also: 1 Corinthians 12:14

20But now are they many members, yet but one body.

See also: Romans 12:5, Ephesians 4:4

21And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

See also: Proverbs 22:2, Judges 13:23

22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

See also: Philippians 2:4, Romans 15:1

23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

See also: Genesis 3:21

24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.

See also: 1 Corinthians 12:18, Genesis 2:25

25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

See also: 1 Corinthians 1:10, John 17:21

26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

See also: Romans 12:15, John 13:34

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

See also: John 15:5, 1 Corinthians 12:12