- If the Lord does not build the house,
those who construct it labor in vain.
If the Lord does not guard the city,
those who keep watch over it do so in vain. - And I say to you: You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against it.
- Which one of you, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has sufficient funds for its completion?
- Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up.
- Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing.
- For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- This is
‘the stone rejected by you, the builders,
that has become the cornerstone.’ - For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all is God.
- However, you, dear friends, must build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God as you await our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy, who will grant you eternal life.
- “All things are lawful,” you may say—but not all things are beneficial. All things may be lawful—but not all things are constructive.
- He builds his upper chambers in the heavens
and establishes his vault of the sky over the earth—
the Lord is his name. - Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live is destroyed, we have a dwelling prepared for us by God, a dwelling in the heavens, not made with human hands, that will be eternal.
- Let no foul word ever pass your lips. Say only what is useful for edification, so that your words may benefit your listeners.
- Meanwhile, the Church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, building up strength and living in the fear of the Lord. Encouraged by the Holy Spirit, the Church grew in numbers.
- Everyone who hears these words of mine and acts in accordance with them will be like a wise man who constructed his house on a rock foundation.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory shine over all the earth. Peter answered, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Next verse!With image