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Acts 7:49

Acts 7:49
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool : what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hath not my hand made all these things? The heaven, and the earth, and all that is in them; the Arabic version renders it, "all these creatures"; and therefore what can be made for God? or what house…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Heaven is my throne - See the notes on Mat 5:34. Earth is my footstool - See the notes on Mat 5:35. What house ... - What house or temple can be large or magnificent enough for the dwelling of Him who…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 7:42-50

Two things we have in these verses: -

I. Stephen upbraids them with the idolatry of their fathers, which God gave them up to, as a punishment for their early forsaking him in worshipping the golden…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Heaven is my throne, &c. The quotation is nearly verbatim from the LXX.