(NIV)
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
(ESV)
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(NIV)
If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
(ESV)
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
(NIV)
Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.
And great fear came upon the
whole church and upon all who
heard of these
things.
(NIV)
And Saul approved of their killing him.
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
And Saul approved of
his execution.
And there
arose on that day a
great persecution against the
church in Jerusalem,
and they were
all scattered throughout the
regions of
Judea and Samaria,
except the
apostles.
(NIV)
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
But Saul was
ravaging the
church, and
entering house
after house, he
dragged off men and women and
committed them
to prison.
(NIV)
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
So the
church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being
built up.
And walking in the
fear of the
Lord and in the
comfort of the
Holy Spirit,
it
multiplied.
(NIV)
News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
The report of this came to the
ears of the
church in Jerusalem,
and they
sent Barnabas to Antioch.
(NIV)
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
and when he had
found him, he
brought him to Antioch.
For a
whole year they met with the
church and taught a great
many people.
And in Antioch the
disciples were
first called Christians.
(NIV)
It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
About that time Herod the
king laid violent hands on
some who
belonged to the
church.
(NIV)
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
So Peter was
kept in prison,
but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the
church.
(NIV)
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
Now there
were in the
church at Antioch prophets and teachers,
Barnabas,
Simeon who was
called Niger,
Lucius of
Cyrene,
Manaen a
lifelong friend of
Herod the
tetrarch,
and Saul.
(NIV)
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
And when
they had
appointed elders for them in
every church,
with prayer and
fasting they
committed them to the
Lord in whom they had
believed.
(NIV)
On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
And when they
arrived and gathered the
church together,
they
declared all that
God had
done with them,
and how he had
opened a
door of
faith to the
Gentiles.
(NIV)
The church sent them on their way, and as they travelled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad.
So,
being
sent on their way by the
church, they passed
through both Phoenicia and Samaria,
describing in detail the
conversion of the
Gentiles,
and brought great joy to
all the
brothers.
(NIV)
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.
When they
came to Jerusalem, they were
welcomed by the
church and the
apostles and the
elders,
and they
declared all that
God had
done with them.
(NIV)
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers.
Then it
seemed good to the
apostles and the
elders,
with the
whole church, to
choose men from
among them and
send them
to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent
Judas called Barsabbas,
and Silas,
leading men among the
brothers,
(NIV)
So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter.
So when they were
sent off, they
went down to Antioch,
and having gathered the
congregation together, they
delivered the
letter.
(NIV)
When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.
When he had
landed at Caesarea, he
went up and greeted the
church, and then
went down to Antioch.
(NIV)
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
Now from Miletus he
sent to Ephesus and
called the
elders of the
church to come to him.
(NIV)
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
Pay careful
attention to
yourselves and to
all the
flock,
in which the
Holy Spirit has
made you overseers,
to
care for the
church of
God,
which he
obtained with his
own blood.
(NIV)
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon , of the church in Cenchreae.
I
commend to
you our sister Phoebe,
a servant of the
church at Cenchreae,
(NIV)
Greet also the church that meets at their house.
Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Greet
also the
church in their house.
Greet my beloved Epaenetus,
who was the
first convert to Christ in
Asia.
(NIV)
Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.
Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. [
Gaius, who is
host to
me and to the
whole church,
greets you.
Erastus, the
city treasurer,
and our
brother Quartus,
greet you.
(NIV)
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ – their Lord and ours:
To the
church of
God that is in Corinth, to those
sanctified in Christ Jesus,
called to be
saints together
with all those who
in every place call upon the
name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, both their
Lord and ours:
(NIV)
For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
That is why I
sent you Timothy,
my beloved and faithful child in the
Lord, to
remind you of
my ways in Christ,
as I
teach them
everywhere in every church.
(NIV)
What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
For what have
I to do with
judging outsiders?
Is it
not those
inside the church whom
you are to
judge?
(NIV)
Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church?
So
if you
have such
cases,
why do you
lay them before those who have no
standing in the
church?
(NIV)
Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God –
Give no offense to
Jews or to
Greeks or to the
church of
God,
(NIV)
In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
For, in the
first place, when
you come together as a
church,
I
hear that there
are divisions among you.
And I
believe it in
part,
(NIV)
Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
What! Do you
not have houses to
eat and drink in?
Or do you
despise the
church of
God and humiliate those who
have nothing?
What shall I
say to
you? Shall I
commend you in this?
No, I will
not.
(NIV)
And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
And God has
appointed in the
church first apostles,
second prophets,
third teachers,
then miracles,
then gifts of
healing,
helping,
administrating, and
various kinds of
tongues.
(NIV)
Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
The one who
speaks in a
tongue builds up himself,
but the one who
prophesies builds up the
church.
(NIV)
I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.
Now I want
you all to
speak in
tongues,
but even
more to prophesy. The one who
prophesies is
greater than the one who
speaks in
tongues,
unless someone interprets, so
that the
church may
be built up.
(NIV)
So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.
So with
yourselves,
since you
are eager for manifestations of the
Spirit,
strive to excel in building up the
church.
(NIV)
But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Nevertheless,
in church I would rather
speak five words with
my mind in
order to
instruct others,
than ten thousand words in a
tongue.
(NIV)
So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and enquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
If,
therefore, the
whole church comes together and all speak in
tongues,
and outsiders or unbelievers enter,
will they
not say that you are out of your
minds?
(NIV)
What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
What then,
brothers?
When you
come together,
each one has a
hymn,
a
lesson,
a
revelation,
a
tongue, or an
interpretation.
Let
all things be
done for building up.
(NIV)
If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
But if there
is no
one to
interpret, let each of them
keep silent in church and speak to
himself and to
God.
(NIV)
If they want to enquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
If there is
anything they
desire to
learn, let them
ask their husbands at home.
For it
is shameful for a
woman to
speak in church.
(NIV)
For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I am the
least of the
apostles,
unworthy to be
called an
apostle,
because I
persecuted the
church of
God.
(NIV)
The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
The
churches of
Asia send
you greetings.
Aquila and Prisca, together
with the
church in their house, send
you hearty greetings in the
Lord.
(NIV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia:
Paul,
an
apostle of
Christ Jesus by the
will of
God,
and Timothy our brother,
To the
church of
God that is at Corinth,
with all the
saints who are in the
whole of Achaia:
(NIV)
For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
For you have
heard of
my former life in Judaism,
how I
persecuted the
church of
God violently and tried to
destroy it.
(NIV)
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,
And he
put all things
under his feet and gave him as
head over all things to the
church,
(NIV)
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
so
that through the
church the
manifold wisdom of
God might
now be
made known to the
rulers and authorities in the
heavenly places.
(NIV)
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
to
him be
glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
forever and
ever.
Amen.
(NIV)
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Saviour.
For the
husband is the
head of the
wife even as Christ is the
head of the
church, his
body,
and is himself its
Savior.
(NIV)
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Now as the
church submits to
Christ,
so also wives should submit
in everything to
their husbands.
(NIV)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Husbands,
love your wives,
as Christ loved the
church and gave himself up for her,
(NIV)
and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
so
that he might
present the
church to
himself in
splendor,
without spot or wrinkle or any such
thing,
that she might
be holy and without blemish.
(NIV)
After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church –
For no one ever hated his
own flesh,
but nourishes and cherishes it,
just as Christ does the
church,
(NIV)
This is a profound mystery – but I am talking about Christ and the church.
This mystery is profound,
and I am
saying that it
refers to
Christ and the church.
(NIV)
as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.
as
to zeal,
a
persecutor of the
church;
as
to righteousness under the
law,
blameless.
(NIV)
Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;
And you
Philippians yourselves know that in the
beginning of the
gospel,
when I
left Macedonia,
no church entered into
partnership with
me in giving and receiving,
except you only.
(NIV)
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
And he is the
head of the
body, the
church.
He is the
beginning,
the
firstborn from the
dead,
that in everything he might
be preeminent.
(NIV)
Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
Now I
rejoice in my sufferings for your sake,
and in my flesh I am
filling up what is
lacking in
Christ’s afflictions for the sake of
his body, that
is, the
church,
(NIV)
Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.
Give my
greetings to the
brothers at Laodicea,
and to
Nympha and the
church in her house.
(NIV)
After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
And when this
letter has been
read among you,
have it
also read in the
church of the
Laodiceans;
and see
that you also read the letter
from Laodicea.
(NIV)
Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
Paul,
Silvanus,
and Timothy,
To the
church of the
Thessalonians in God the
Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to
you and peace.
(NIV)
Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Paul,
Silvanus,
and Timothy,
To the
church of the
Thessalonians in God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ:
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