Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. | Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain. |
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. | Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. |
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And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. | And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. |
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. | Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing. |
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? | For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? |
For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. | For we are God's servants, working together; you are God's field, God's building. |
“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. | “All things are lawful,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. |
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. | This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.’ |
For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. | For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. |
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. | But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. |
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. | For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. |
Who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth— the Lord is his name. | Who builds his upper chambers in the heavens, and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the surface of the earth— the Lord is his name. |
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. | Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. |
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. | Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. |
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. | Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. |