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Acts 7:49

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‘heaven is my throne,
and the earth a footstool for my feet.
What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord.
‘Or what is the place of my rest?

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Acts 7:49 in other translations

The 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?

Acts 7:49 · American Standard Version

Acts 7:49 in context

  1. 47But Solomon built him a house.
  2. 48However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
  3. 49‘heaven is my throne,
    and the earth a footstool for my feet.
    What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord.
    ‘Or what is the place of my rest?
  4. 50Didn’t my hand make all these things?’
  5. 51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.