The word in Scripture

Church in the Bible

The word church appears 77 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The church is the gathered people of God, called out to belong to Him. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What church means in the Bible

The church is the gathered people of God, called out to belong to Him.

Where the word church appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word church appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“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.”Matthew 16:18

“And 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.”Matthew 18:17

“Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.”Romans 16:23

“And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,”Ephesians 1:22

“To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,”Ephesians 3:10

“Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.”Philippians 3:6

“Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.”Hebrews 2:12

“And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;”Revelation 2:8