12 Bible Verses about Architecture

and these serve the copy and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: See now, says he, that you make all things according to the pattern shown you in the mount.

Jesus said to them: Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?

Have you not read this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;

And he looked on them and said: What, then, does this mean, which is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?

To you, then, who believe, is this preciousness: but the stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner,

Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house, and it fell not: for it was founded on the rock. And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.read more.
And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was its fall.

He is like a man that, when building a house, digged deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the torrent dashed against that house, and it was not able to shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the torrent dashed with violence, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on this. But let every one take heed how he builds on this. For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which, is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,read more.
each man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall make it manifest, for it is revealed with fire: and the fire shall try each man's work, what sort it is.

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, having been builded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone, in whom the whole building, compactly fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;read more.
in whom you also are builded together, for a dwelling-place of God by his Spirit.

Coming to him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by man, but in the sight of God, chosen and precious, you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, chosen, precious; and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.read more.
To you, then, who believe, is this preciousness: but the stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner,

for he looked for a city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven cups full of the seven last plagues; and he talked with me, saying: Come hither, and I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in spirit to a mountain, great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: that which gave it light was like a most costly stone, like jasper-stone, brilliant as crystal.read more.
It had a wall, great and high; and it had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel; on the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a measure, a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. And the city lies square: and its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thou sand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the hight of it are equal. And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. And the wall of it was built of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every costly stone: the first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, crysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, like clear glass. And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.