22 Bible Verses about Entering Houses

So the man came into the house, and Laban unloaded his camels and gave them straw and feed, and [he gave] water to [Eliezer to] wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

As you go into the house, give it your greeting [that is, ‘Peace be to this house’].

Then it happened one day that Joseph went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the men of the household was there in the house.

Then the Spirit entered me and made me stand on my feet; He spoke and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house.

So Jeroboam’s wife arose and left and came to Tirzah [the king’s residence]. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child [Abijah] died.

and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

And after entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts [fit for a king, gifts] of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

When Jesus went into Peter’s house [in Capernaum], He saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

And immediately they left the synagogue and went into the house of Simon [Peter] and Andrew, accompanied by James and John.

One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and He went into the Pharisee’s house [in the region of Galilee] and reclined at the table.

When He went into the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, “Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

When Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

Jesus got up and left there and went to the region of Tyre [and Sidon, the coastal area of Phoenicia]. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know about it; but it was impossible for Him to be hidden [from the public].

When He had gone indoors, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”

When He came to the house, He allowed no one to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother.

They began laughing [scornfully] at Him [because they knew the child was dead]. But He made them all go outside, and took along the child’s father and mother and His own [three] companions, and entered the room where the child was.

Peter answered, “Yes.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”

And He told them, “Wherever you go into a house, stay there until you leave that town.

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city [to go to another].

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God] to this house.’

He replied, “When you have entered the city, a man carrying an earthen jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house that he enters.