Acts 17:27
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.q
Acts 17:27 — English Standard Version (ESV)
27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,
Acts 17:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Acts 17:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.
Acts 17:27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
Acts 17:27 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 God wanted them to look for him and perhaps search all around for him and find him, though he is not far from any of us:
Acts 17:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:
Acts 17:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:
Acts 17:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 He has done this so that they would look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. In fact, he is never far from any one of us.
Acts 17:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 He 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.
Acts 17:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us.
Acts 17:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 to search for God, if perhaps indeed they might feel around for him and find him. And indeed he is not far away from each one of us,
Acts 17:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 God did this so that people would seek him. Then perhaps they would reach out for him and find him. They would find him even though he is not far from any of us.
Acts 17:27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;