'House' in the Bible

As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!"

Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

As you enter the house, give it greetings.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more will they defame the members of his household!

how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.' When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

So he answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

He said, "Yes." When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes -- from their sons or from foreigners?"

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

Look, your house is left to you desolate!

The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,

He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew's house, with James and John.

how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?"

If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

But no one is able to enter a strong man's house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?"

They came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house."

He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.

Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able to escape notice.

Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.

Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return -- whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn --

Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.

Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

Then, when it was evening, he came to the house with the twelve.

He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

and entered Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.

Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.

how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"

He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"

So Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

So when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well.

Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table.

Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.

Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.

Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus' feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer."

Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.

Whenever you enter a house, first say, 'May peace be on this house!'

Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

When it returns, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, 'Lord, let us in!' But he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from.'

Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

So the master said to his slave, 'Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.

"Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?

"Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

So the rich man said, 'Then I beg you, father -- send Lazarus to my father's house

On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today."

saying to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

He said to them, "Listen, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters,

and tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

Then they arrested Jesus, led him away, and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance.

To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!"

His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour me."

[[And each one departed to his own house.

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.

Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)

There are many dwelling places in my Father's house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.

Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

"For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,' and 'Let another take his position of responsibility.'

Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."