Acts 17:24

Modern English Version

“God who made the world and all things in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by hands.

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 14:19

And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth;

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

1 Kings 8:27

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less can this house that I have built?

2 Kings 19:15

Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O  Lord, God of Israel, who sits on the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the sky and the earth.

2 Chronicles 2:6

But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I that I build a house for Him, except to make offerings before Him?

2 Chronicles 6:18

“For will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the highest heavens are not able to contain You, much less this house that I have built.

Psalm 115:16

The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth has He given to the sons of men.

Psalm 146:5

Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Psalm 148:13

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof, the world, and those who dwell therein.

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 40:28

Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint, nor is He weary? His understanding is inscrutable.

Isaiah 42:5

Thus says God the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and that which comes out of it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk in it:

Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens, who is God, who formed the earth and made it, who has established it, who did not create it in vain, who formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus says the Lord: Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the house that you could build for Me? And where is the place of My rest?

Jeremiah 10:11

Thus you shall say to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.

Jeremiah 23:24

Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I do not see him? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:17

Ah Lord God! Truly, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for You.

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. And no one can stay His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?”

Zechariah 12:1

The oracle of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, the One who stretches out the heavens and establishes the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

Malachi 2:10

Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

Luke 10:21

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for it was Your good pleasure.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Acts 14:15

“Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, preaching to you to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them,

Acts 4:24

When they heard this, they lifted their voices in unity to God and prayed, “Lord, You are God, who has made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,

Acts 7:48

“However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands. As the prophet says:

Romans 1:19

For what may be known of God has been revealed in them, because God has shown it to them.

Deuteronomy 10:14

Behold, heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.

Hebrews 1:2

has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the ages.

Hebrews 3:4

For every house is built by someone, but the One who builds all things is God.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it. From His face the earth and the heavens fled away, and no place was found for them.