Acts 7:49
Heaven is my thrown, and, the earth, is my footstool: What manner of house, will ye build me, saith the Lord,—Or what shall be the place of my resting?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
48Although indeed, the Most High, not in hand-made places, dwelleth; just as, the prophet, saith—
50Hath not, my hand, made all these things?
Cross References
Psalms 11:4Yahweh, is in his holy temple As for Yahweh, in the heavens, is his throne, His eyes, behold—His eyelashes test the sons of men.
Jeremiah 7:4Do not, on your part trust in false words, saying,—The temple of Yahweh The temple of Yahweh, The temple of Yahweh they are!
Malachi 1:11For, from the rising of the sun, even unto the going in thereof, great is my Name among the nations, and, in every place, incense, is offered to my Name, and a pure present,—for great is my Name among the nations, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Matthew 23:22And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon.
John 4:21Jesus saith unto her—Believe me, woman! There cometh an hour, when, neither in this mountain, nor yet in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.
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 →