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“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
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48
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
ESV
48
Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,
NLT
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However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,
MSG
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"Yet that doesn't mean that Most High God lives in a building made by carpenters and masons. The prophet Isaiah put it well when he wrote,
CSB
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However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:
Acts 7:48 In-Context
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who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47
But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
48
“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
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“ ‘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 resting place be?
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Has not my hand made all these things?’
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Mark 5:7
2.
1 Kings 8:27
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2 Chronicles 2:6
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