43 Bible Verses about construction

'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

And the house that I am building is great, for greater is our God than all gods;

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw --

for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.

And they say, 'Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'

And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought thither hath been built, and hammer, and the axe -- any instrument of iron -- was not heard in the house, in its being built.

Then hath this Sheshbazzar come -- he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.

The day to build thy walls! That day -- removed is the limit.

for every house is builded by some one, and He who the all things did build is God,

and he beginneth to build in the second day, in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.

A stone the builders refused Hath become head of a corner.

By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself.

saying -- This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens,

and speak unto Moses, saying, 'The people are multiplying to bring in more than sufficient for the service of the work which Jehovah commanded to make.'

And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;

and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city is pure gold -- like to pure glass;

lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

And David saith, 'Solomon my son is a youth and tender, and the house to be built to Jehovah is to be made exceedingly great, for name and for beauty to all the lands; let me prepare, I pray Thee, for it;' and David prepareth in abundance before his death.

The Jews, therefore, said, 'Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'

The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, each with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile.

Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.

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

And again, because of my delighting in the house of my God, the substance I have -- a peculiar treasure of gold and silver -- I have given for the house of my God, even over and above all I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:

then ceased the service of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on it,

And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,

'When thou buildest a new house, then thou hast made a parapet to thy roof, and thou dost not put blood on thy house when one falleth from it.

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,

And in these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length in cubits by the former measure is sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

And his own house hath Solomon built thirteen years, and he finisheth all his house.

every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,

let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.

And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, 'Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.

from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.