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But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

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But who

2 Chronicles 6:18
and yet, will God truly reside on earth with human beings? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built!
1 Kings 8:27
and yet, will God truly reside on earth? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built!
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house that you would build for me, and where will my resting place be?
Acts 7:48
However, the Most High does not live in buildings made by human hands. As the prophet says,

Who am i then

2 Chronicles 1:10
Give me wisdom now, so I may go in and out among this people, because who can rule this great people that belongs to you?
Exodus 3:11
But Moses told God, "Who am I? How can I go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelis out of Egypt?"
2 Samuel 7:18
Then King David went in to the presence of the LORD, sat down, and said:
1 Chronicles 29:14
But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.
2 Corinthians 2:16
To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a living fragrance. Who is qualified for this?
Ephesians 3:8
To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the gentiles the immeasurable wealth of the Messiah

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Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, you must seek to enter only the place that the LORD your God will choose among your tribes. There he will establish his name and live.

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Jeremiah 17:12
A glorious throne exalted from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

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