Acts 17:24–34

²⁴The God who made the world and everything in it ^j—He is Lord of heaven and earth ^kand does not live in shrines made by hands. ^l25Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, ^msince He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things. ⁿ²⁶From one man ^oHe has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live. ^p27He did this so they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. ^q28For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ ^rs29Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination. ^t

³⁰“Therefore, having overlooked ^uthe times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent, ³¹because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” ^v

³²When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him. But others said, “We’d like to hear from you again about this.” ³³Then Paul left their presence. ³⁴However, some men joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.