Act 7:48-50 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 7:48-50: 7:48-50 One of the charges was that Stephen was speaking against the Temple (cp. 6:14 ). The leading priests and scribes controlled the Temple commerce and had a vital business interest in maintaining their enterprises unhindered (see Luke 19:45-48 ). That is why these leaders were so worried about the Temple despite the fact that God himself had said that the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands .

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‏ Acts 7:48-50

Summary for Acts 7:48-50: 7:48-50 ^a One of the charges was that Stephen was speaking against the Temple (cp. 6:14 ^b). The leading priests and scribes controlled the Temple commerce and had a vital business interest in maintaining their enterprises unhindered (see Luke 19:45-48 ^c). That is why these leaders were so worried about the Temple despite the fact that God himself had said that the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands.