Acts 7:49

New Living Translation

‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that?’ asks the Lord. ‘Could you build me such a resting place?

Cross References

1 Kings 22:19

Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.

1 Kings 8:27

“But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

2 Chronicles 6:18

“But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

Psalm 11:4

But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that? Could you build me such a resting place?

Jeremiah 23:24

Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord.

Malachi 1:11

But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Matthew 23:22

And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.

Matthew 24:2

But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

John 4:21

Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

Revelation 3:21

Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.