'House' in the Bible

And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.

And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.

and saying, Lord, my servant lies paralytic in the house, suffering grievously.

And when Jesus had come to Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law laid down and in a fever;

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house.

And he rose up and went to his house.

And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.

And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult,

And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And as ye enter into a house salute it.

And if the house indeed be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.

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

Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

And that same day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.

But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.

He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What dost thou think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or tribute? from their own sons or from strangers?

And on receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;

let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through into.

But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,

And he said, Go into the city unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near, I will keep the passover in thy house with my disciples.

And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.

And he entered again into Capernaum after several days, and it was reported that he was at the house;

To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine house.

And it came to pass as he lay at table in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners lay at table with Jesus and his disciples; for they were many, and they followed him.

how he entered into the house of God, in the section of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?

and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to the house.

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong man unless he first bind the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?

And he comes to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and sees the tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly.

But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among his kinsmen, and in his own house.

And he said to them, Wheresoever ye shall enter into a house, there remain till ye shall go thence.

And he rose up and went away thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and having entered into a house he would not have any one know it, and he could not be hid.

And having gone away to her house she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.

And he sent him to his house, saying, Neither enter into the village, nor tell it to any one in the village.

And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not we cast him out?

And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he asked them, Of what were ye reasoning by the way?

And again in the house the disciples asked him concerning this.

Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

And he taught saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter into it to take away anything out of his house;

it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.

Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning;

And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, he departed to his house.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.

and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

And rising up out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering under a bad fever; and they asked him for her.

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralysed man, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy little couch and go to thine house.

And immediately standing up before them, having taken up that whereon he was laid, he departed to his house, glorifying God.

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;

and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,

And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And as he got out of the ship on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought him to come to his house,

And when he came to the house he suffered no one to go in but Peter and John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.

And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.

And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

When the strong man armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

Behold, your house is left unto you; and I say unto you, that ye shall not see me until it come that ye say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, who was of the Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watching him.

And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.

And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?