Isaiah 66:1 References

1 Thus says the Lord, "aHeaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a bhouse you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?

b 2 Samuel 7:5-7, Jeremiah 7:4, John 4:20, John 4:21, Acts 7:48-50


2 Samuel 7

5 "Go and say to My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord, "aAre you the one who should build Me a house to dwell in?
6 "For aI have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about bin a tent, even in a tabernacle.
7 "aWherever I have gone with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel, bwhich I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?'"'

Jeremiah 7

4 "aDo not trust in deceptive words, saying, 'This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.'

John 4

20 "aOur fathers worshiped in bthis mountain, and you people say that cin Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."

John 4

21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, aan hour is coming when bneither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

Acts 7

48 "However, athe Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet says:
49 'aHEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND EARTH IS THE FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET; WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?' says the Lord, 'OR WHAT PLACE IS THERE FOR MY REPOSE?
50 'aWAS IT NOT MY HAND WHICH MADE ALL THESE THINGS?'