Bible verses about "building" | ACV

²⁴ Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock. ²⁵ And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock. ²⁶ And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. ²⁷ And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell. And great was the fall of it.

¹ Let not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God, believe also in me. ² In my Father's house are many dwellings, and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. ³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will take you along to myself, so that where I am, ye may be also.

⁴ Coming to whom, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God chosen, precious, ⁵ ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed. ⁷ To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner, ⁸ and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, men who stumble at the word, being disobedient, for which also they were set.

¹¹ Therefore encourage each other, and build ye up one by one, just as ye also are doing.

¹⁹ So then ye are no more alien and foreign, but fellow citizens of the sanctified, and belonging to the household of God. ²⁰ Which was built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner, ²¹ in whom the whole building joined together grows into a holy temple in the Lord, ²² in whom ye also are built together in Spirit into a habitation of God.

⁹ For we are co-workmen of God. Ye are a tillage of God, an edifice of God. ¹⁰ According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder, I laid a foundation and another man is building on it. But let each man take heed how he is building on it. ¹¹ For no man can lay another foundation besides that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² And if any man builds upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, ¹³ each man's work will become manifest. For the day will make it known, because it is revealed by fire. And the fire will test each man's work of what kind it is. ¹⁴ If any man's work that he built on will remain, he will receive benefit. ¹⁵ If any man's work will be burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.

²⁸ For which of you wanting to build a tower, does not, having first sat down, count the cost whether he has the things for completion?