'Building' in the Bible

Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

And while Peter was down in the open square of the building, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came;

And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built.

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed those for whom you are building monuments.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation!

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

Otherwise, if he lays a foundation and can't finish the building, everyone who watches will begin to ridicule him

and say, "This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'

It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.

But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

But his words were about that holy building which was his body.

He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

After these things I will come back, and will put up the tent of David which has been broken down, building up again its broken parts and making it complete:

And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.

Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.

Therefore, let's keep on pursuing those things that bring peace and that lead to building up one another.

Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building him up.

My aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

As an expert builder using the grace that God gave me, I laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

And whether the building which any one is erecting on that foundation be of gold or silver or costly stones, of timber or hay or straw--

If any one's work--the building which he has erected--stands the test, he will be rewarded.

So also you—since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

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

For if I boast some more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I am not ashamed.

You have thought all along that we were defending ourselves to you. No, in the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything, dear friends, is for building you up.

This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

You are a building which has been reared on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus Himself,

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

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

From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.

No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

having the roots of your being firmly planted in Him, and continually building yourselves up in Him, and always being increasingly confirmed in the faith as you were taught it, and abounding in it with thanksgiving.

So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah.

And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;

who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.