Acts 7:48

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
  • 2 Chr 2:5-6 : 5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
  • Isa 66:1-2 : 1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
  • Acts 17:24-25 : 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
  • Deut 32:8 : 8 When the most High divid to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
  • Dan 4:17 : 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
  • 2 Chr 6:18 : 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
  • Ps 7:17 : 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
  • Ps 46:4 : 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Ps 91:9 : 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
  • Ps 92:8 : 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 7:49-50
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    86%

    49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the ple of my rest?

    50 Hath not my hand made all these things?

  • Acts 7:46-47
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    81%

    46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernle for the God of Job.

    47 But Solomon built him an house.

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    24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

    25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

  • 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

  • 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

  • 1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

  • 1 Chr 17:4-6
    3 verses
    75%

    4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

    5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

    6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

  • 2 Chr 2:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.

    6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

  • 2 Sam 7:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

    6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

    7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

  • 13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

  • 2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

  • 4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

  • 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

  • 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

  • 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

  • 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

  • 16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  • 21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

  • 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:

  • 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

  • 5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

  • 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

  • 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

  • 1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

  • 12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

  • 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

  • 2 Chr 6:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8 But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

    9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

  • 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

  • 13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

  • 7 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

  • 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

  • 8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

  • 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

  • 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.

  • 5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

  • 16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

  • 2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

  • 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

  • 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.