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Acts 17:24

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17:24The God who made the world and everything in it,86 who is87 Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,88

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Acts 17:24–25: The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything …

Footnotes

  1. 86 Grk “all the things that are in it.” The speech starts with God as Creator, like 14:15.
  2. 87 Or “because he is.” The participle ὑπάρχων (huparchōn) could be either adjectival, modifying οὗτος (houtos, “who is Lord …”) or adverbial of cause (“because he is Lord …”). Since the participle διδούς (didous) in v. 25 appears to be clearly causal in force, it is preferable to understand ὑπάρχων as adjectival in this context.
  3. 88 On the statement does not live in temples made by human hands compare Acts 7:48. This has implications for idols as well. God cannot be represented by them or, as the following clause also suggests, served by human hands.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The God who made the world and everything in it—he is Lord of heaven and earth—does not live in shrines made by hands.

NLTNew Living Translation

“He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

the God who made the world and all the things in it. This one, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

KJV 1900King James Version

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;