Acts 17:24

New American Bible - revised edition

The God who made the world and all that is in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands,

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth—

Genesis 14:19

He blessed Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth;

Genesis 14:22

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom: “I have sworn to the Lord, God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth,

1 Kings 8:27

“Is God indeed to dwell on earth? If the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this house which I have built!

2 Kings 19:15

Hezekiah prayed in the Lord’s presence: “Lord, God of Israel, enthroned on the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. It is you who made the heavens and the earth.

2 Chronicles 2:6

Now, send me men skilled at work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, and who know how to do engraved work, to join the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father appointed.

2 Chronicles 6:18

“Is God indeed to dwell with human beings on earth? If the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this house which I have built!

Psalm 115:16

The heavens belong to the Lord, but he has given the earth to the children of Adam.

Psalm 146:5

Blessed the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord, his God,

Psalm 148:13

Let them all praise the Lord’s name, for his name alone is exalted, His majesty above earth and heaven.

Psalm 24:1

A psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and all it holds, the world and those who dwell in it.

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured with his palm the waters, marked off the heavens with a span, held in his fingers the dust of the earth, weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 40:28

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is God from of old, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny.

Isaiah 42:5

Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its produce, Who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk on it:

Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the Lord, The creator of the heavens, who is God, The designer and maker of the earth who established it, Not as an empty waste did he create it, but designing it to be lived in: I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus says the Lord: The heavens are my throne, the earth, my footstool. What house can you build for me? Where is the place of my rest?

Jeremiah 10:11

Thus shall you say of them: The gods that did not make heaven and earth—let these perish from earth and from beneath heaven!

Jeremiah 23:24

Can anyone hide in secret without my seeing them?—oracle of the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth?—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:17

Ah, my Lord God! You made the heavens and the earth with your great power and your outstretched arm; nothing is too difficult for you.

Zechariah 12:1

An oracle: The word of the Lord concerning Israel—oracle of the Lord, who spreads out the heavens, lays the foundations of the earth, and fashions the human spirit within:

Malachi 2:10

Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Why, then, do we break faith with each other, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

Luke 10:21

At that very moment he rejoiced [in] the holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.

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 are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God, ‘who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.’

Acts 4:24

And when they heard it, they raised their voices to God with one accord and said, “Sovereign Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them,

Acts 7:48

Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

Romans 1:19

For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them.

Deuteronomy 10:14

Look, the heavens, even the highest heavens, belong to the Lord, your God, as well as the earth and everything on it.

Hebrews 1:2

in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe,

Hebrews 3:4

Every house is founded by someone, but the founder of all is God.

Revelation 20:11

Next I saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence and there was no place for them.