Acts 7:49

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

‘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 place of repose be?

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KJV

King James Version

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?

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WEB

World English Bible

‘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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ASV

American Standard Version

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?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

‘Heaven [is] unto Me a throne, and the earth a footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you⁺ build for Me, says [the] Lord, or what [is] [the] place of My rest?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 7

⁴⁷ But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

⁴⁸ However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

⁴⁹ ‘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 place of repose be?

⁵⁰ Has not My hand made all these things?’

⁵¹ You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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