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Greek word · G1577

ἐκκλησία

ekklēsia

assembly

Appears 114 times in 111 verses of the Greek New Testament.

Where it appears

Matthew · 3
  1. Matthew 16:18 ἐκκλησίαν, church,

    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.

  2. Matthew 18:17 ἐκκλησίᾳ. ἐκκλησίας church., church

    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.

Acts · 23
  1. Acts 5:11 ἐκκλησίαν church

    And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

  2. Acts 7:38 ἐκκλησίᾳ congregation

    He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.

  3. Acts 8:1 ἐκκλησίαν church

    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

  4. Acts 8:3 ἐκκλησίαν church

    But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

  5. Acts 9:31 ἐκκλησία church

    Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

  6. Acts 11:22 ἐκκλησίας church

    When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  7. Acts 11:26 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

  8. Acts 12:1 ἐκκλησίας. church.

    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

  9. Acts 12:5 ἐκκλησίας church

    So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

  10. Acts 13:1 ἐκκλησίαν [the] church

    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.

  11. Acts 14:23 ἐκκλησίαν church

    Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

  12. Acts 14:27 ἐκκλησίαν church

    When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

  13. Acts 15:3 ἐκκλησίας church

    Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

  14. Acts 15:4 ἐκκλησίας church

    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

  15. Acts 15:22 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

  16. Acts 15:41 ἐκκλησίας.¶ churches.

    And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

  17. Acts 16:5 ἐκκλησίαι churches

    So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

  18. Acts 18:22 ἐκκλησίαν church

    When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

  19. Acts 19:32 ἐκκλησία assembly

    Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.

  20. Acts 19:39 ἐκκλησίᾳ assembly

    But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

  21. Acts 19:41 ἐκκλησίαν.¶ assembly.

    After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

  22. Acts 20:17 ἐκκλησίας. church.

    From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

  23. Acts 20:28 ἐκκλησίαν church

    Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Romans · 5
  1. Romans 16:1 ἐκκλησίας church

    I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

  2. Romans 16:4 ἐκκλησίαι churches

    who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

  3. Romans 16:5 ἐκκλησίαν.¶ church.

    Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

  4. Romans 16:16 ἐκκλησίαι churches

    Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

  5. Romans 16:23 ἐκκλησίας.¶ church.

    Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

1 Corinthians · 22
  1. 1 Corinthians 1:2 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

  2. 1 Corinthians 4:17 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

  3. 1 Corinthians 6:4 ἐκκλησίᾳ, church,

    So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

  4. 1 Corinthians 7:17 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

  5. 1 Corinthians 10:32 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

  6. 1 Corinthians 11:16 ἐκκλησίαι churches

    If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

  7. 1 Corinthians 11:18 ἐκκλησίᾳ an assembly

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

  8. 1 Corinthians 11:22 ἐκκλησίας church

    Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

  9. 1 Corinthians 12:28 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

  10. 1 Corinthians 14:4 ἐκκλησίαν [the] church

    The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

  11. 1 Corinthians 14:5 ἐκκλησία church

    I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.

  12. 1 Corinthians 14:12 ἐκκλησίας church

    It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.

  13. 1 Corinthians 14:19 ἐκκλησίᾳ [the] church

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

  14. 1 Corinthians 14:23 ἐκκλησία church

    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?

  15. 1 Corinthians 14:28 ἐκκλησίᾳ, [the] church,

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

  16. 1 Corinthians 14:33 ἐκκλησίαις churches

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

  17. 1 Corinthians 14:34 ἐκκλησίαις churches

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

  18. 1 Corinthians 14:35 ἐκκλησίᾳ. [the] church.

    If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.

  19. 1 Corinthians 15:9 ἐκκλησίαν church

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

  20. 1 Corinthians 16:1 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:

  21. 1 Corinthians 16:19 ἐκκλησίαι ἐκκλησίᾳ.¶ churches, church.

    The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.

2 Corinthians · 9
  1. 2 Corinthians 1:1 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    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 the saints throughout Achaia:

  2. 2 Corinthians 8:1 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

  3. 2 Corinthians 8:18 ἐκκλησιῶν. churches.

    Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.

  4. 2 Corinthians 8:19 ἐκκλησιῶν churches

    More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

  5. 2 Corinthians 8:23 ἐκκλησιῶν, of [the] churches,

    As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

  6. 2 Corinthians 8:24 ἐκκλησιῶν.¶ churches.

    In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.

  7. 2 Corinthians 11:8 ἐκκλησίας churches

    I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.

  8. 2 Corinthians 11:28 ἐκκλησιῶν. churches.

    Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.

  9. 2 Corinthians 12:13 ἐκκλησίας, [of the] churches,

    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

Galatians · 3
  1. Galatians 1:2 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

  2. Galatians 1:13 ἐκκλησίαν church

    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.

  3. Galatians 1:22 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

Ephesians · 9
  1. Ephesians 1:22 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

  2. Ephesians 3:10 ἐκκλησίας church

    His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

  3. Ephesians 3:21 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

  4. Ephesians 5:23 ἐκκλησίας, church,

    For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

  5. Ephesians 5:24 ἐκκλησία church

    Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

  6. Ephesians 5:25 ἐκκλησίαν church

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

  7. Ephesians 5:27 ἐκκλησίαν church

    and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

  8. Ephesians 5:29 ἐκκλησίαν, church,

    Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

  9. Ephesians 5:32 ἐκκλησίαν. church.

    This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

Philippians · 2
  1. Philippians 3:6 ἐκκλησίαν, church,

    as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

  2. Philippians 4:15 ἐκκλησία church

    And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.

Colossians · 4
  1. Colossians 1:18 ἐκκλησίας· church;

    And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

  2. Colossians 1:24 ἐκκλησία· church;

    Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

  3. Colossians 4:15 ἐκκλησίαν. church.

    Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.

  4. Colossians 4:16 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

1 Thessalonians · 2
  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ἐκκλησιῶν churches

    For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

2 Thessalonians · 2
  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 ἐκκλησίᾳ church

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

1 Timothy · 3
  1. 1 Timothy 3:5 ἐκκλησίας [the] church

    For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

  2. 1 Timothy 3:15 ἐκκλησία [the] church

    in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

  3. 1 Timothy 5:16 ἐκκλησία, church,

    If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.

Philemon · 1
  1. Philemon 1:2 ἐκκλησίᾳ· church:

    to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:

Hebrews · 2
  1. Hebrews 2:12 ἐκκλησίας of [the] congregation

    He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

  2. Hebrews 12:23 ἐκκλησίᾳ to [the] church

    in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

James · 1
  1. James 5:14 ἐκκλησίας church

    Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

3 John · 3
  1. 3 John 1:6 ἐκκλησίας, [the] church,

    They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

  2. 3 John 1:9 ἐκκλησίᾳ· church;

    I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

  3. 3 John 1:10 ἐκκλησίας church

    So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

Revelation · 20
  1. Revelation 1:4 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

  2. Revelation 1:11 ἐκκλησίαις churches

    saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

  3. Revelation 1:20 ἐκκλησιῶν ἐκκλησίαι churches

    This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

  4. Revelation 2:1 ἐκκλησίας church

    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

  5. Revelation 2:7 ἐκκλησίαις· churches;

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

  6. Revelation 2:8 ἐκκλησίας church

    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

  7. Revelation 2:11 ἐκκλησίαις· churches;

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

  8. Revelation 2:12 ἐκκλησίας church

    To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

  9. Revelation 2:17 ἐκκλησίαις· churches;

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

  10. Revelation 2:18 ἐκκλησίας church

    To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

  11. Revelation 2:23 ἐκκλησίαι churches

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

  12. Revelation 2:29 ἐκκλησίαις.¶ churches.

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

  13. Revelation 3:1 ἐκκλησίας church

    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

  14. Revelation 3:6 ἐκκλησίαις.¶ churches.

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

  15. Revelation 3:7 ἐκκλησίας church

    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

  16. Revelation 3:13 ἐκκλησίαις.¶ churches.

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

  17. Revelation 3:14 ἐκκλησίας church

    To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

  18. Revelation 3:22 ἐκκλησίαις.¶ churches.

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

  19. Revelation 22:16 ἐκκλησίαις. churches.

    “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

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