Bible Verses about “order in the church”
The Bible contains 50 verses about order in the church across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;”
“Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.”
“The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;”
“but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.”
“But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.”
“Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;”
“He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;”
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”
“Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.”
“for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;”
“so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.”
“but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.”
“or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;”
“until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;”
“(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)”
“or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;”
“one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;”
“For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,”
“that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;”
“from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.”
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
“I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:”
“Adam wasn't deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;”
“not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;”
“This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.”
“not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.”
“Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
“let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.”
“Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;”
“for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.”
“for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,”
“Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.”
“Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
“If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.”
“who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.”
“holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”
“For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
“but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
“I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.”
“Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.”
“What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.”
“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;”
“These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;”
“If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.”
“I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;”
“But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.”
“Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.”
“Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.”