Acts 17:27-29
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 He did this so they would seek God[a] and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[b] As some of your own poets have said, ‘Indeed, we are also his offspring.’[c]
29 “Therefore, since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and planning.
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- Acts 17:27 Some witnesses to the text read the Lord.
- Acts 17:28 This might be a quotation from Epimenides, who lived around 600 bc.
- Acts 17:28 This seems to be a quotation from Aratus, who wrote approximately 270 bc.
Acts 17:27-29
New International Version
27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(A) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](B) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(C)
Footnotes
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
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