IMPORTANCE
OF HOUSEHOLDS
Greek:
oikos meaning house, household, family
1.
Matthew 2:11
“And when they(wisemen)were come into the house, they saw thy young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him:”
2.
Matthew 8:14-15; Mark
1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39 “And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house,
he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and
ministered unto them.”
3.
Matthew 9:1-8
“Man sick of palsy…Jesus said, Thy sins be forgiven thee.Arise,
take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
And he arose, and departed to his house.
4.
Matthew 9:8-13; Mark
2:14-17; Luke 5:27-32 “And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named
Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto, follow me.
And he arose, and followed him. And
it came to pass as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold,
many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said, why?”
5.
Matthew 10:11-12; Mark
6:10-11; Luke 9:4-5; 10:5-8 “And into whatsoever city or town as ye shall enter, inquire who in it
is worthy (axios= deserving, merited); and there abide till
ye go thence. And when ye come into an house, salute.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it
be not worthy, let your peace return to you.”
6.
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark
14:3-9 “Now when Jesus was
in Bethany, in thehouse of Simon the leper.
7.
Matthew 26:18
“And Jesus said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master
saith, My time is at hand: I will keep the Passover at thy house with my
disciples.”
8.
Luke 5:18-26
“And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy:
and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before Jesus.
And when Jesus saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are
forgiven thee. Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
And he departed to his own house, glorifying God.”
9.
Luke 7:1-10
“Centurion…not far from his house…I have not found so great
faith, no, not in all Israel.
10. Luke 7:36-50 “And one
of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him.
And Jesus went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
And, behold, a woman in the city which was a sinner, when she knew that
Jesus sat at meat in the
11. Pharisee’s house,
brought an alabaster box of ointment.”
12. Luke 8:38-39 “Now the
man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with
him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to thine own house, and shew
hoe great things God hath done unto thee. And
he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus
had done unto him.”
13. Luke 8:41-56 “And,
behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the
synagogue: and he fell at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come
into his house…Jesus came into the house…”
14. Luke 19:1-10 “There
was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and
he was rich. And when Jesus came to
the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make hast,
and come down; for to day I must abide at they house.
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to
be guest with a man that is a sinner. And
Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I
give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation,
I restore him fourfold. And Jesus
said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, for as he also
is a son of Abraham.”
15. John 4:46-54 “There
was a certain nobleman, who son was sick at Capernaum.
Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth.
And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went
his way. And he himself
believed, and his whole house.”
16. John 11:20 “Then Martha,
as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary
sat still in the house.”
17. John 12:1-8 “Jesus
came to Bethany and there they made him a supper; and Martha
served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with
him. Then took Mary a
pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hear: and the house was filled with the odor of
the ointment.”
18. Acts 2:46-47 “And
they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house
to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising
god, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be
saved.”
19. Acts 5:42 “And daily
in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach
Jesus Christ.”
20. Acts 8:3 “As for
Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and
haling men and women committed them to prison.”
21. Acts 9:11-19 “And the
Lord said unto Saul, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and
inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for,
behold, he prayeth. Ananias went
his way, and entered into the house…”
22. Acts 10:1-48 “There
was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, centurion
of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared
God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to
God alway. He was warned from God
by an angel to send for Peter into his house, and to hear words of him.
And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and
near friends. Peter went in,
and found many that were come together.
Cornelius: Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all
things that are commanded thee of God. And
Peter opened his mouth, and said…While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy
Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have
received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And
he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.
Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”
23. Acts 12:12 “And when Peter
had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of
John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.”
24. Acts 16:14-15 “And a
certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira,
which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended
unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought
us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house,
and abide there. And she
constrained us.”
25. Acts 16:30-34 “And
he(jailer) brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And they(Paul & Silas)said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to
all that were in his house. And
he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was
baptized, he and all his, straightway.
And when he had brought them
into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced believing in God
with all his house.”
26. Acts 17:5-9 “And the
Jews assaulted the house of Jason…’
27. Acts 18:7 “And Paul
entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped
God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
28. Acts 18:8 “And Crispus,
the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all
his house: and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were
baptized.”
29. Acts 20:20 “And how I
Paul kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you,
and have taught you publicly, and from house to house.”
30. Acts 21:8 “We that
were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the
house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode
with him
31. Acts 28:30 “And Paul
dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came
in unto him.”
32. Romans 16:3-5 “Greet Priscilla
and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus: Likewise greet the church that is
in their house.”
33. I Corinthians 1:16 “I
Paul baptized also the household of Stephanas.”
34. I Corinthians 16:19 “Aquila
and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in
their house.”
35. I Corinthians 1:16
“I(Paul)baptized also the household of Stephanas:”
36. Galatians 6:10 “As we
have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them
who are of the household of faith.”
37. Ephesians 2:19 “Now
therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the
saints, and of the household of God;”
38. Philippians 4:22 “All
the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household.”
39. Colossians 4:15
“Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church
which is in his house.”
40. I Timothy 5:13 “And
withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and
not only idle, but tattlers also and busy-bodies, speaking things which they
ought not.”
41. II Timothy 1:16 “The
Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was
not ashamed of my chain:”
42. II Timothy 4:19
“Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.”
43. Titus 1:10-11 “For
there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers,specially they of the
circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses,
teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.”
44. Philemon 1-2 “Paul, a
prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon, our
dearly beloved, and fellow laborer, and our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our
fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house:”
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