Church: Congregation

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

…praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.