Acts 7:48

Acts chapter 7 · verse 48 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Context

v.47But Solomon built him a house.

v.48This passage

v.49The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 4:34

    And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation;

  • 1 Kings 8:27

    But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

  • Deuteronomy 32:8

    When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.

  • Psalms 91:9

    For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

  • Isaiah 66:1

    Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

  • Daniel 4:24

    this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: