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Verb oikodomeō (to build) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 7: 24 | "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built (oikodomeō) his house on rock. |
| 7: 26 | And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built (oikodomeō) his house on sand. |
| 16: 18 | And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build (oikodomeō) my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. |
| 21: 33 | "Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built (oikodomeō) a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. |
| 21: 42 | Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone that those building (oikodomeō) rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the LORD's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes'? |
| 23: 29 | "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build (oikodomeō) the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, |
| 26: 61 | and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build (oikodomeō) it in three days.'" |
| 27: 40 | and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build (oikodomeō) it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." |
Mark
| 12: 1 | Then he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built (oikodomeō) a watchtower; then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. |
| 12: 10 | Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone that those building (oikodomeō) rejected has become the cornerstone; |
| 14: 58 | "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build (oikodomeō) another, not made with hands.'" |
| 15: 29 | Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build (oikodomeō) it in three days, |
Luke
| 4: 29 | They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built (oikodomeō), so that they might hurl him off the cliff. |
| 6: 48 | That one is like a man building (oikodomeō) a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built (oikodomeō). |
| 6: 49 | But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built (oikodomeō) a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and great was the ruin of that house." |
| 7: 5 | for he loves our people, and it is he who built (oikodomeō) our synagogue for us." |
| 11: 47 | Woe to you! For you build (oikodomeō) the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. |
| 11: 48 | So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build (oikodomeō) their tombs. |
| 12: 18 | Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build (oikodomeō) larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. |
| 14: 28 | For which of you, intending to build (oikodomeō) a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? |
| 14: 30 | saying, 'This fellow began to build (oikodomeō) and was not able to finish.' |
| 17: 28 | Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building (oikodomeō), |
| 20: 17 | But he looked at them and said, "What then does this text mean: 'The stone that those building (oikodomeō) rejected has become the cornerstone'? |
John
| 2: 20 | The Jews then said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you build (oikodomeō) it in three days?" |
Acts
| 4: 11 | This Jesus is 'the stone that was rejected by you, those building (oikodomeō); it has become the cornerstone.' |
| 7: 47 | But it was Solomon who built (oikodomeō) a house for him. |
| 7: 49 | 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build (oikodomeō) for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? |
| 9: 31 | Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built (oikodomeō) up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. |
| 20: 32 | And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build (oikodomeō) you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified. |
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