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24 The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands,(A)

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24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(A) is the Lord of heaven and earth(B) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(C)

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27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built!(A)

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27 “But will God really dwell(A) on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven,(B) cannot contain(C) you. How much less this temple I have built!

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14 Although heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth with all that is in it,(A)

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14 To the Lord your God belong the heavens,(A) even the highest heavens,(B) the earth and everything in it.(C)

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48 Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with human hands;[a] as the prophet says,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.48 Gk with hands

48 “However, the Most High(A) does not live in houses made by human hands.(B) As the prophet says:

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The Worship God Demands

66 Thus says the Lord:
Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
so what kind of house could you build for me,
    what sort of place for me to rest?(A)

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

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Jesus Thanks His Father

25 At that time Jesus said, “I thank[a] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.25 Or praise

The Father Revealed in the Son(A)

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,(B) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(C)

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18 “But will God indeed dwell with mortals on earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built!(A)

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18 “But will God really dwell(A) on earth with humans? The heavens,(B) even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

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But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him except as a place to make offerings before him?(A)

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But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him?(A) Who then am I(B) to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?

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16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
    but the earth he has given to human beings.(A)

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16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(A)
    but the earth he has given(B) to mankind.

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22 You[a] worship what you[b] do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.(A) 23 But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.22 The Greek word for you is plural
  2. 4.22 The Greek word for you is plural

22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know;(A) we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.(B) 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come(C) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit(D) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

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15 “People,[a] why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.15 Gk Men

15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human,(A) like you. We are bringing you good news,(B) telling you to turn from these worthless things(C) to the living God,(D) who made the heavens and the earth(E) and the sea and everything in them.(F)

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24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and everything in them,(A)

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24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(A) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(B)

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Jesus Rejoices

21 At that very hour Jesus[a] rejoiced in the Holy Spirit[b] and said, “I thank[c] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[d](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 10.21 Gk he
  2. 10.21 Other authorities read in the spirit
  3. 10.21 Or praise
  4. 10.21 Or for so it was well-pleasing in your sight

21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(A) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

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