Isa 57:15, 66:1, Mat 23:16-22 | ESV | STEP | For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity , whose name is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit , to revive the spirit of the lowly , and to revive the heart of the contrite .

Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says ^athe One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is ^bHoly:
^c“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also ^dwith him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
^eto revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:1

The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

1 ^fThus says the Lord:
^g“Heaven 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?

Matthew 23:16-22

16 “Woe to ^hyou, ⁱblind guides, who say, ^j‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or ^kthe temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by ^lthe gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or ^mthe altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by ⁿhim who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by ^oheaven swears by ^pthe throne of God and by ^qhim who sits upon it.