Acts 17:24–25
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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,8817:25nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything,89 because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.90
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- 86 Grk “all the things that are in it.” The speech starts with God as Creator, like 14:15.
- 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.
- 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.
- 89 L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”
- 90 Grk “he himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.”
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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, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
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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. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
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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. Neither is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.
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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, and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.
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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, nor is he served by human hands as if he needed anything, because he himself gives to everyone life and breath and everything.
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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; Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
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