Isaiah 66:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
Heaven Is God’s Throne
66 Thus says the Lord,
“(A)Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool.
Where then is a (B)house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that [a]I may rest?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 66:1 Lit is My resting place?
1 Kings 8:27
New American Standard Bible 1995
27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, (A)heaven and the [a]highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!
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- 1 Kings 8:27 Lit heaven of heavens
2 Chronicles 2:6
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 But (A)who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to [a]burn incense before Him?
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- 2 Chronicles 2:6 Lit offer up in smoke
Psalm 139:7-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 (A)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 (B)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in [a]Sheol, behold, (C)You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand will (D)lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:8 I.e. the nether world
Jeremiah 23:23-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 “Am I a God who is (A)near,” declares the Lord,
“And not a God far off?
24 “Can a man (B)hide himself in hiding places
So I do not see him?” declares the Lord.
“(C)Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.
Acts 17:24
New American Standard Bible 1995
24 (A)The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is (B)Lord of heaven and earth, does not (C)dwell in temples made with hands;
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