Acts 7:48–50
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7:48Yet the Most High148 does not live in houses made by human hands,149 as the prophet says,
7:49‘Heaven is my throne,
and earth is the footstool for my feet.
What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,
or what is my resting place?150
Footnotes
- 148 The title the Most High points to God’s majesty (Heb 7:1; Luke 1:32, 35; Acts 16:7).
- 149 The phrase made by human hands is negative in the NT: Mark 14:58; Acts 17:24; Eph 2:11; Heb 9:11, 24. It suggests “man-made” or “impermanent.” The rebuke is like parts of the Hebrew scripture where the rebuke is not of the temple, but for making too much of it (1 Kgs 8:27; Isa 57:15; 1 Chr 6:8; Jer 7:1–34).
- 150 What kind … resting place? The rhetorical questions suggest mere human beings cannot build a house to contain God.
- 151 Or “Did I.” The phrase “my hand” is ultimately a metaphor for God himself.
- 152 The question in Greek introduced with οὐχί (ouchi) expects a positive reply. A quotation from Isa 66:1–2. If God made the heavens, how can a human building contain him?
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,
“ ‘Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,
or what is the place of my rest?
Did not my hand make all these things?’
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
“ ‘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 resting place be?
Has not my hand made all these things?’
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
but the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:
Heaven is my throne,
and the earth my footstool.
What sort of house will you build for me?
says the Lord,
or what will be my resting place?
Did not my hand make all these things?
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NLTNew Living Translation
However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,
‘Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?’
asks the Lord.
‘Could you build me such a resting place?
Didn’t my hands make both heaven and earth?’
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, just as the prophet says,
‘Heaven is my throne
and earth is the footstool for my feet.
What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,
or what is the place of my rest?
Did not my hand make all these things?’
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KJV 1900King James Version
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? Hath not my hand made all these things?
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