2758 verses about Community

Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.

Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

He said to them, “Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,’

He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.’

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.

He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this, and share it among yourselves,

But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.

When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.

returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.

They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened.

They urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.

They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,

They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage.

After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”

So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people,

They went out of the city, and were coming to him.

In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

When the multitude therefore saw that Jesus wasn’t there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

Everyone went to his own house,

Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.

The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”

His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here, and is calling you.”

Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

Then they sought for Jesus and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that he isn’t coming to the feast at all?”

So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast.

Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn, Andrew came with Philip, and they told Jesus.

Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.

that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.

The glory which you have given me, I have given to them; that they may be one, even as we are one;

I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me.

Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.

Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold. They were warming themselves. Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out, and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.

So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.

This saying therefore went out among the brothers, that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”

When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry.

“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

All who believed were together, and had all things in common.

They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

All the people saw him walking and praising God.

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,

They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.