Verse 48
Acts 7:48
Literal Standard Version
48
But the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, according as the prophet says:
Original Language Text
greek
ἀλλ’ οὐχ ὁ ὕψιστος ἐν ⸀χειροποιήτοις κατοικεῖ· καθὼς ὁ προφήτης λέγει·
English Translation
But the Most High does not dwell in handmade things, as the prophet says.
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Chapter 7 Context
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And the chief priest said, “Are then these things so?”
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And he said, “Men, brothers, and fathers, listen! The God (Elohim) of glory appeared to our father A...
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and He said to him, Go forth out of your land, and out of your relatives, and come to a land that I...
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Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from there, after th...
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and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and promised to give it to him for a poss...
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And God (Elohim) spoke thus, that his seed will be sojourning in a strange land, and they will cause...
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And the nation whom they will serve I will judge, said God (Elohim); And after these things they wil...
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And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him on the eig...
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and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God (Elohim) was with...
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and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of...
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And there came a scarcity on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our father...
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and Jacob having heard that there was grain in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;
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and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became disclosed t...
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and Joseph having sent, called for his father Jacob, and all his relatives—with seventy-five souls—
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and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,
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and they were carried over into Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price i...
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And according as the time of the promise was drawing near, which God (Elohim) swore to Abraham, the...
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until another king rose, who had not known Joseph;
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this one, having dealt subtly with our family, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babi...
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in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God (Elohim), and he was brought up for three month...
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and he having been set outside, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and reared him to herself for a...
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and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.
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And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came on his heart to look after his brothers, the son...
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and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he defended, and did justice to the oppressed, ha...
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and he was supposing his brothers to understand that God (Elohim) gives salvation through his hand;...
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On the succeeding day, also, he showed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace...
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And he who is doing injustice to the neighbor, thrusted him away, saying, Who set you a ruler and a...
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Do you wish to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?
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And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons,
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and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai the Me...
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and Moses having seen, wondered at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of t...
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I am the God (Elohim) of your fathers; the God (Elohim) of Abraham, and the God (Elohim) of Isaac, a...
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and the LORD said to him, Loose the sandal of your feet, for the place in which you have stood is ho...
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seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and cam...
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This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge? This one God (Elohim) sent a...
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this one brought them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea,...
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this is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel: The LORD your God (Elohim) will raise up to you a...
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This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the Messenger who is speaking to him in M...
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to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but thrusted away, and turned back in their hea...
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saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who will go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out...
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And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the w...
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and God (Elohim) turned, and gave them up to do service to the host of Heaven, according as it has b...
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And you took up the dwelling place of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan—the figures that you...
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The Dwelling Place of the Testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He directe...
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which also our fathers having in succession received, brought in with Joshua, into the possession of...
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who found favor before God (Elohim), and requested to find a dwelling place for the God (Elohim) of...
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and Solomon built Him a house.
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But the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, according as the prophet says:
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Heaven is My throne, || And the earth My footstool, || What house will you build to Me? Says the LOR...
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Has My hand not made all these things?
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You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your...
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which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared before abou...
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who received the Law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep it.”
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And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and gnashed the teeth at him;
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and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked steadfastly to the sky, he saw the glory of God (El...
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and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right...
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And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and rushed with one accord on him,
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and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning him—and the witnesses put down thei...
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and they were stoning Stephen, as he was calling and saying, “Lord Yashua (Jesus), receive my spirit...
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and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, “LORD, may You not lay to them this sin”; an...
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