Bible Verses About Serving the Church
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for serving the church, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,676 votes, led by 1 Peter 4:10-11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Serving the Church
1 Peter 4:10-11439 votes
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Colossians 3:23-24375 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Galatians 6:10269 votes
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Acts 20:28220 votes
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Psalms 100:2199 votes
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Ephesians 4:11-16195 votes
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Hebrews 13:17134 votes
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
2 Timothy 2:15123 votes
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Ephesians 4:12122 votes
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
1 Corinthians 12:4-11117 votes
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1 Peter 4:10106 votes
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 Timothy 4:14105 votes
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
1 Peter 5:289 votes
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Mark 10:4576 votes
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1 Timothy 3:1-1676 votes
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Galatians 5:1375 votes
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
1 Peter 2:968 votes
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Luke 6:3863 votes
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
1 Peter 5:1-463 votes
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
Acts 20:3559 votes
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 12:1-2157 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Hebrews 10:2556 votes
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.
Ephesians 4:1153 votes
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Hebrews 6:1052 votes
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Romans 12:1150 votes
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
What does the Bible say about serving the church?
Readers most often cite 1 Peter 4:10-11 on the subject of serving the church. Across 5,676 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Colossians 3:23-24, Galatians 6:10, Acts 20:28. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.