Ephesians 4:12
. .
. equip the holy ones for the work of
ministry, for building up
the body of Christ;
The
Church is the Body of Christ
Ephesians 1:22-23
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed
him to be head over everything for the church, which is
his body, the fullness
of him who fills everything in every way.1 Corinthians 12:27-28
Now you are the body of
Christ, and each one of you is a part
of
it.
1 Corinthians 12:12-14
The
body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though
all
its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
For
we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body - whether
Jews
or Greeks, slave or free - and we were all given the one
Spirit
to drink. Now the body is not made up of one part but
of
many.