Bible Verses About Liturgy

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Direct first-day gathering to break bread

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Primitive church devoted itself to breaking bread and prayers

When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

Another first-day breaking-bread passage

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

Daily breaking bread in homes as early practice

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

Luke’s breaking bread text

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

institution text for body of Christ

And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

giving thanks and breaking bread

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

fear God and give glory to him

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

worship in beauty of holiness

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

same holiness worship theme

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

same holiness worship theme

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

serve the Lord with gladness

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Proclaims the Lord's death in the bread and cup

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

Institution words used in worship

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.

living sacrifice and spiritual worship

Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

public reading of Scripture

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.

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And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.

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Let all things be done decently and in order.

General Bible principle for worship order

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Remembrance language for the bread

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

waiting for one another at the meal

And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

cup with thanksgiving

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

communion of body and blood

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

General principle that meetings should edify

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

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