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Acts 7:48

American Standard Version

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

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Acts 7:48 in other translations

However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,

Acts 7:48 · World English Bible

Acts 7:48 in context

  1. 46who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
  2. 47But Solomon built him a house.
  3. 48Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,
  4. 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?
  5. 50Did not my hand make all these things?