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Acts 7:48 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Acts 7:48 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 7 verse 48 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,”
Acts 7:48 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 7:48
Stephen declares that 'the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands' - a provocative statement to Jewish leaders proud of their temple. This echoes Solomon's prayer (1 Kings 8:27) and anticipates the new covenant truth that God dwells in His people (1 Corinthians 6:19). Reformed theology emphasizes God's transcendence: no physical structure can contain Him. The temple served as a gracious accommodation, a meeting place, but never as God's dwelling in the limiting sense. This statement anticipated the temple's obsolescence under the new covenant.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 7:48
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“he”
“heaven is my throne”
“heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!”
“And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.”
“heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built!”
“and the Most High your dwelling place”
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
“and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men”
“Yahweh”
“O king”