Acts 7:48

Contrariwise, the highest is_not_housing-down in to{hand-made}, according-as the prophet is-saying,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

47Moreover, Solomon house-builds [a] house to{same}.

49'"The heaven, throne to{me}; moreover, the earth, under-foot of{the feet} of{me}. About-what-such[?] house you-will-house-build to{me}," [the] Lord is-saying, "or what[?] place of{the rest-down-sis[i.e. state of rest]} of{me}[?]

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Matthew Henry on Acts 7:43-51

Stephen's Address. 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses,… Read the whole commentary →

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