Acts 7:49 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 7:49 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανός
ouranós
G3772
heaven
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
θρόνος
thrónos
G2362
throne
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
γῆ
gē
G1093
earth
ὑποπόδιον
hypopódion
G5286
footstool
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ποδῶν
poús
G4228
foot
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ποῖον
poîos
G4169
of what sort
οἶκον
oîkos
G3624
house
οἰκοδομήσετέ
oikodoméō
G3618
to build
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
τίς
tís
G5101
who
τόπος
tópos
G5117
place
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
καταπαύσεώς
katápausis
G2663
resting place
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
'heaven is my throne, And the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'Or what is the place of my rest?
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King James Version Public Domain
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘Heaven my throne, and the earth the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me?’ says the Lord, ‘or what the place for my rest?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).