Houses

For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.

And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, — read the full passage →

For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.

Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; — read the full passage →

Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. — read the full passage →

therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: — read the full passage →

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man’s foundation;

and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;

For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool. — read the full passage →

lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

and salute the church that is in their house. Salute Epænetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. — read the full passage →

Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

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

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

and thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:

that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →

Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

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

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. — read the full passage →

Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption. — read the full passage →

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah.

and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me: — read the full passage →

He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.

Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.

Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died: and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

For no word from God shall be void of power.