Bible Verses about “the church family”
The Bible contains 48 verses about the church family across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“‹A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.›”
“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.”
“But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”
“[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“‹By this shall all› [men] ‹know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.›”
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:”
“¶ And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
“¶ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
“¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
“And 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,”
“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.”
“Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
“And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all [men], as every man had need.”
“And all that believed were together, and had all things common;”
“¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
“¶ Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”
“And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.”
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
“The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.”
“¶ Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;”
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”
“Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.”
“Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.”
“In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”
“Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.”
“¶ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;”
“And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.”
“‹For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.›”
“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”
“And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, ‹Behold my mother and my brethren!›”
“Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.”
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.”
“¶ For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”
“Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.”
“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.”
“¶ We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.”
“¶ And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.”
“And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”
“Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.”