Bible Verses About Community Building

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

For the body is not one member, but many.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

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.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.