Passage

Acts 7.48

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"46. who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob. 47. But Solomon built him a house."

"48. Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,"

"49. The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build Me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest? 50. Did not my hand make all these things?" (Acts 7:46-50, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"46. who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob. 47. But Solomon built him a house."

"48. However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,"

"49. ‘heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord; ‘or what is the place of my rest? 50. Didn’t my hand make all these things?’" (Acts 7:46-50, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"46. Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47. But Solomon built him an house."

"48. Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,"

"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? 50. Hath not my hand made all these things?" (Acts 7:46-50, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"46. who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob; 47. and Solomon built Him an house."

"48. 'But the Most High in sanctuaries made with hands doth not dwell, according as the prophet saith:"

"49. The heaven [is] My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what [is] the place of My rest? 50. hath not My hand made all these things?" (Acts 7:46-50, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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