1 Kings 8:27

27“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, aheaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

2 Chronicles 2:6

6 bBut who is able to build him a house, since cheaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?

2 Chronicles 6:18

18But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, dheaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!

Isaiah 66:1

The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

1 eThus says the Lord:
fHeaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
and what is the place of my rest?

John 4:22-23

22 gYou worship what you do not know; hwe worship what we know, for isalvation is jfrom the Jews. 23But kthe hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father lin spirit and mtruth, for the Father nis seeking such people to worship him.

Acts 7:48

48 oYet the Most High does not dwell pin houses made by hands, as the prophet says,

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