The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

Yet the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says,

"Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

So since we are God's offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

But who indeed are you -- a mere human being -- to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, "Why have you made me like this?"

So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.

For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards,

-- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I? Or do I make my plans according to mere human standards so that I would be saying both "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time?

Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.

cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.

For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret having written it (even though I did regret it, for I see that my letter made you sad, though only for a short time).

now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

Since many are boasting according to human standards, I too will boast.

From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort?

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh -- who are called "uncircumcision" by the so-called "circumcision" that is performed on the body by human hands --

Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.

For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials

-- though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:

Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition."

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.'"

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

In him you also were circumcised -- not, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshly body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ.

These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are on human commands and teachings.

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.

Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth,

For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,

He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

For human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness.

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.

But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to a king as supreme

in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards.

for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

yet was rebuked for his own transgression (a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet's madness).

cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four-wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: "Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.

He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measurement, which is also the angel's.