Bible Verses about “building the church of god”

“Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,”

“Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”

“As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.”

“Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. A Song of Ascents.”

“that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

“He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;”

“for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;”

“You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

“coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.”

“Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.”

“I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”

“It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.”

“But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

“Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.”

“For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

“in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.”

“in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;”

“being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;”

“So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,”

“You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don't have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it."”

“Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified," says Yahweh.”

“This is what Yahweh of Armies says: "Consider your ways.”

“They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.”

“Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways.”

“I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground brings forth, on men, on livestock, and on all the labor of the hands."”

“"You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says Yahweh of Armies, "Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.”

“"Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?”

“"This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, 'The time hasn't yet come, the time for Yahweh's house to be built.'"”

“Then the Word of Yahweh came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,”

“Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.”

“Then Haggai, Yahweh's messenger, spoke Yahweh's message to the people, saying, "I am with you," says Yahweh.”

“All the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.”

“They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh's offering, for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.”

“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the Word of Yahweh came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,”

“Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Yahweh, their God, and the words of Haggai, the prophet, as Yahweh, their God, had sent him; and the people feared Yahweh.”

“Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of Yahweh of Armies, their God,”

“in the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.”

“and they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They brought yet to him freewill offerings every morning.”

“All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which they did.”

“They spoke to Moses, saying, "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make."”

“Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary." So the people were restrained from bringing.”