Acts 7:47But Solomon built him a house.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~34 AD. Stephen delivers the punch line - Solomon built the temple, but Stephen is about to argue that God doesn't actually live in buildings.
The emotion here: setting up the trap for his accusers with calculated precision
The original word
oikodomēsen (ᾠκοδόμησεν) — built completely, finished construction
Why it matters
Solomon's temple took 7 years to build and was destroyed 400 years later by Babylon
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 7:47
Stephen says this in just four words in Greek - he's being deliberately brief before his bombshell
Common misconceptionPeople think Stephen is praising Solomon's temple here, but he's actually setting up to argue that the temple was never God's ultimate plan - it was temporary.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 7:47
Bible Genome reading
Acts 7:47 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 7:47 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Stephen. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include Solomon, temple. Notable phrases: Solomon built him a house.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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