Acts 17:29
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29Therefore, because we* are offspring of God, we ought not to think the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.
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- *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as causal
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Since, then, we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
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NLTNew Living Translation
And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
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