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Yetἀλλ’the Most Highὁ ὕψιστοςdoes notοὐχdwellκατοικεῖinἐνhouses made by hands,χειροποιήτοιςasκαθὼςthe prophetὁ προφήτηςsays,λέγει
Acts 7:48
Study it in the app“Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:48, word by word
- the Most Highὕψιστοςhypsistos
highest
Most High. "In the highest" means in heaven, where God is.
Where else “hypsistos” appears- dwellκατοικεῖkatoikei
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikei” appears- houses made by handsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētois
made by hands
Made by human hands.
Where else “cheiropoiētois” appears- the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētēs” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears
The context
47But Solomon built a house for him.
48 · This verse (above)
49‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
To study Acts 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)
2. What it means
Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)
3. How I live it
Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?