Acts 7:49
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Hath not my hand made all these things? The heaven, and the earth, and all that is in them; the Arabic version renders…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Heaven is my throne - See the notes on Mat 5:34. Earth is my footstool - See the notes on Mat 5:35. What house ... -…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 7:42-50
Two things we have in these verses: -
I. Stephen upbraids them with the idolatry of their fathers, which God gave them…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Heaven is my throne, &c. The quotation is nearly verbatim from the LXX.
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