Acts 7:48
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New International Version (©2011)
"However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

New Living Translation (©2007)
However, the Most High doesn't live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,

English Standard Version (©2001)
Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet says:

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

International Standard Version (©2012)
However, the Most High does not live in buildings made by human hands. As the prophet says,

NET Bible (©2006)
Yet the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And The Exalted One does not dwell in the product of hands as The Prophet says:

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"However, the Most High doesn't live in a house built by humans, as the prophet says:

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Yet the most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as says the prophet,

American King James Version
However, the most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as said the prophet,

American Standard Version
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands, as the prophet saith:

Darby Bible Translation
But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,

English Revised Version
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet,

Weymouth New Testament
Yet the Most High does not dwell in buildings erected by men's hands. But, as the Prophet declares,

World English Bible
However, the Most High doesn't dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,

Young's Literal Translation
'But the Most High in sanctuaries made with hands doth not dwell, according as the prophet saith:

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:42-50 Stephen upbraids the Jews with the idolatry of their fathers, to which God gave them up as a punishment for their early forsaking him. It was no dishonour, but an honour to God, that the tabernacle gave way to the temple; so it is now, that the earthly temple gives way to the spiritual one; and so it will be when, at last, the spiritual shall give way to the eternal one. The whole world is God's temple, in which he is every where present, and fills it with his glory; what occasion has he then for a temple to manifest himself in? And these things show his eternal power and Godhead. But as heaven is his throne, and the earth his footstool, so none of our services can profit Him who made all things. Next to the human nature of Christ, the broken and spiritual heart is his most valued temple.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 48. - Houses (in italics) for temples, A.V. and T.R. The word ναοῖς (here, but not in Acts 17:24) is omitted in the R.T. In Isaiah 16:12. LXX. (quoted by Meyer), χειροποίητα (plural) is used without a substantive for the "sanctuary" (מִקְדּושׁ) of Moab. For the sentiment that the infinite God, Creator of heaven and earth, cannot be contained in a house built by the hands of men, see also 2 Chronicles 6:18, as well as the passages above quoted. Stephen justifies himself from the charge of having spoken blasphemous words against the temple by citing Isaiah 66:1.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands,.... Such an one as Solomon's was; he did indeed dwell in his temple, but he was not confined to it, nor included in it, or circumscribed by it; and so much Solomon himself suggests, when he expresses his wonder at his dwelling on earth, seeing the heaven of heavens could not contain him, and still less the house which he had built, 1 Kings 8:27, "the most High", is one of the names of God, Genesis 14:18 the Apostle Paul says the same of God as Stephen does here; Acts 17:24 "as saith the prophet"; the prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 66:1.

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Stephen Addresses the Sanhedrin
…47But Solomon built him an house. 48However, the most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as said the prophet, 49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build me? said the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? …

Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?
Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
Acts 17:24 "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.