Acts 17:24 explicitly states that God does not live in handmade temples—a direct parallel to Stephen's point.

Acts 17:25 adds that God is not served by human hands, reinforcing the idea he isn't confined to physical structures.

1 Kings 8:27 asks how God could dwell on earth since heaven cannot contain him—the exact logic Stephen echoes.

2 Chronicles 2:6 says the heavens cannot contain God—directly parallel to the idea that no house can hold him.

2 Chronicles 6:18 repeats the same question as 1 Kings 8:27—God cannot be contained in a temple.

Isaiah 66:1 declares heaven is God's throne and earth his footstool, rhetorically asking where a house could be built for him.

Deuteronomy 12:5 commands a chosen place for worship—Stephen contrasts that God does not dwell in such human-made houses.

1 Chronicles 17:12 promises a house for God—Stephen argues God does not dwell in houses made by hands, contradicting that expectation.

Ezekiel 43:7 describes God dwelling in the temple forever—Stephen contradicts that God lives in human-made houses.

Mark 14:58 records Jesus saying the temple made with hands will be replaced—Stephen echoes this rejection of man-made dwellings.

Hebrews 9:11 describes Christ's greater tabernacle 'not made with hands' — directly reinforcing Stephen's point that God transcends human temples.