Isaiah 66:1

Modern English Version

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?

Cross References

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?

1 Chronicles 28:2

So King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, a footstool for the feet of our God, so I prepared to build it.

2 Chronicles 2:5

“And the house that I am building will be great because our God is greater than all other gods.

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 11:4

The Lord is in His holy temple, His throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyes examine mankind.

Psalm 132:7

“Let us go into His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.”

Psalm 99:9

Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy!

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 60:13

The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious.

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.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun to its setting, My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to My name, and a pure offering, for My name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.

Matthew 12:6

I say to you, in this place there is One who is greater than the temple.

Matthew 24:2

Jesus answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be thrown down.”

Acts 17:24

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