What Does the Bible Say About Fellowship With Believers?

Acts 2:42 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

1 Corinthians 1:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

John 13:34-35 ESV / 4 helpful votes

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

1 John 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ...

Colossians 2:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Matthew 20:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

1 John 4:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—

1 John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

1 John 1:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ...

1 Timothy 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,

Philippians 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.

2 Corinthians 7:1-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy. For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. ...

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ...

1 Corinthians 10:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?

Romans 15:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, ...

Romans 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

John 14:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

John 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

John 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Luke 17:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,

Ecclesiastes 12:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

Psalm 32:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

33 Bible Verses about Fellowship With Believers

Acts 2:42 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 1:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 13:34-35 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 John 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 2:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 20:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 4:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 7:1-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 10:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 15:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 17:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 12:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 32:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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33 Bible Verses about Fellowship With Believers

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Acts 2:42 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 1:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 13:34-35 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 John 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 2:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 20:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 4:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 7:1-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 10:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 15:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 17:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 12:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 32:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes