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Acts 7:48

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46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

47 But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

49 ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

50 Has not My hand made all these things?’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
KJV
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
WEB
However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
ASV
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in [houses] made with hands; as saith the prophet,
DARBY
But the Most High dwells not in [places] made with hands; as says the prophet,
BLB
But the Most High does not dwell in hand-made [houses]. As the prophet says:
ÅB
Men den Høyeste bor ikke i hus som er gjort med hender, slik som profeten sier:
OTB
Likevel bor ikke Den Høyeste i strukturer laget av menneskehender. Som profeten sier:
B1930
Men den Høieste bor ikke i hus som er gjort med hender, således som profeten sier:

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Cross references

  • Acts 17:24–25

    The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

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  • Isaiah 66:1–2

    This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

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  • 1 Kings 8:27

    But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:5–6

    The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:18

    But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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  • Psalms 91:9

    Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—

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  • Psalms 91:1

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

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  • Daniel 4:17

    This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’

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