Deu 27:5-6, 1Ki 5:17-18, Pro 24:27, Rom 9:23, 2Cor 5:5, Col 1:12, 1Pe 2:5 | ESV | STEP | And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God , an altar of stones . You shall wield no iron tool on them;

Deuteronomy 27:5-6

5 And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. ^aYou shall wield no iron tool on them; 6 you shall build an altar to the Lord your God of uncut ^{▼▼Hebrew whole} stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,

1 Kings 5:17-18

17 At the king’s command ^cthey quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. 18 So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and ^dthe men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.

Proverbs 24:27

27 ^ePrepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.

Romans 9:23

23 in order to make known ^fthe riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he ^ghas prepared beforehand for glory—

2 Corinthians 5:5

5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, ^hwho has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Colossians 1:12

12 ⁱgiving thanks ^{▼▼Or patience, with joy giving thanks} to the Father, who has qualified you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts us} to share in ^lthe inheritance of the saints in light.

1 Peter 2:5

5 ^myou yourselves like living stones are being built up as ⁿa spiritual house, to be ^oa holy priesthood, ^pto offer spiritual sacrifices ^qacceptable to God through Jesus Christ.