37 Bible Verses about Houses

and there were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled. And a young man by the name of Eutychus sitting in a window, falling into a deep sleep while Paul preached long, and being overcome by sleep, fell from the third story down, and was taken up dead.

and not being able to approach him on account of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having made an opening let down the bed on which the paralytic was laid.

And not finding how they could bring him in, on account of the multitude, they went up on the house, and let him down through the tiles, with his little bed, into the midst before Jesus.

AND when we came to Rome the centurion committed the prisoners to the prefect of the camp, and Paul was allowed to remain by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Salute the brothers in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly at his house.

And when they came, they went up into the upper room where staid Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the [brother] of James. All these continued with one accord in prayer, with the women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

AND when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one mind together. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind borne along, and it filled all the house where they were sitting;

and every day in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not teaching and preaching the good news of Christ Jesus.

And considering within himself he came to the house of Mary the mother of John called Mark, where a great number were assembled together and praying.

and [salute] the assembly at their house. Salute Epenetus my beloved, who is the first fruit of Asia to Christ.

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the assembly [church] at their house.

Or how can one enter into the house of a strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

But no one can enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

When a strong man armed keeps his court, his goods are in peace; but when a stronger man than he comes upon him, and overcomes him, he takes away all his arms in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.

But when the impure spirit has gone out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking a rest, and finds none. Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned. Then it goes and takes with itself seven other spirits worse than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation.

When an impure spirit has gone out of a man, it passes through places destitute of water, seeking a rest; and not finding one, says, I will return to my house from which I came out. And coming, it finds it swept and adorned. Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself; and they come and dwell there; and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

And he said to them, Every scribe therefore that is instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who casts out of his treasury things new and old.

Watch, therefore, for you know not on what day your Lord comes, But know this, that if the householder had known in what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken into. Therefore be you also ready, for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.read more.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the Lord has placed over his family to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he comes, shall find so doing. I tell you truly, that he will place him over all his estates. But if that evil servant says in his heart, My Lord delays his coming, and begins to beat his fellow-servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards, the Lord of that servant will come on a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him with the utmost severity, and appoint his portion with hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be you also ready; for in an hour when you think not the Son of man comes. And Peter said to him, Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or also to all?read more.
And the Lord said, Who then is a faithful, a wise steward, whom the lord shall place over his family, to give them their proper food in due time? Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing. I tell you truly, that he will set him over all his property. But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begins to beat the younger servants, and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, the lord of that servant will come in a day that he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him severely, and give him his part with the faithless.

In my Father's house are many mansions; if there were not I would have told you.

ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Then the father knew that it was in that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives; and he believed, and all his house.

And when she was baptized, and her house, she requested saying, If you have judged me faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay; and she constrained us.

And I exhort you, brothers, know the family of Stephanas, for it is a first fruit of Achaia, and they devoted themselves to serving the saints;

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow-citizens of the saints and of the family of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone, by which all the building being fitted together grows into a holy temple in the Lord,read more.
in which you also are built up together for a spiritual habitation of God.

These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly; but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus, who is faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was in his house. For this man is judged worthy of more glory than Moses, as much as he has more honor than the house [tabernacle] which he built.read more.
For every house is built by some one; but he that built all things is God. And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of things to be spoken; but Christ as a son over his house, whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope.

To whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed by men but approved by God, elect, precious, do you also yourselves be built up living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices well pleasing to God through Jesus Christ,