Bible Verses About Building a City

And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like clear glass.

[There is] a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the Most High.

A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon: and [they] of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all who practice wickedness from the city of the LORD.

A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD shall build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD shall keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain.

She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],

[He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.

He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King,

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

And they that kept them, fled, and went into the city, and told every thing; and what had befallen to the possessed with demons.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their borders.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter ye not into [any] city of the Samaritans.

And into whatever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.

And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart from that house, or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Verily, I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall have come.

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand.

But when the king heard [of it], he was wroth: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Wherefore behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:

And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and showed to the chief priests all the things that had been done.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David)

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

But to none of them was Elijah sent, save to Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, to a woman [that was] a widow.

And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain: and many of his disciples went with him, and many people.

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and many people of the city were with her.

And behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box of ointment,

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,

And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.

When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.

Return to thy own house, and show how great things God hath done to thee. And he went away and published throughout the whole city, how great things Jesus had done to him.

And whoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.