^{48 Ref} However, the Most High doesn't dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,

^{49 Ref} '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 Ref} Didn't my hand make all these things?'

^{51 Ref} "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.

^{48 Ref} But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,

^{49 Ref} Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is a resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, says the Lord, or what is my place of rest?

^{50 Ref} Did not my hand make all these things?

^{51 Ref} You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.