Acts 17:25 Parallel Translations

and he isn't served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

ASV:

neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

BBE:

And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;

DBY:

nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

ERV:

neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

WEY:

Nor is He ministered to by human hands, as though He needed anything--but He Himself gives to all men life and breath and all things.

WBS:

Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

WEB:

neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

YLT:

neither by the hands of men is He served -- needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;

Acts 17:25 Cross References

XREF:

Job 22:2 "Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?

Psalm 50:10 "For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

17:24-29 God that made the world. He now declares the attributes of that unknown God: (1) The God that made the world; (2) Lord of heaven and earth; (3) dwelleth not in temples; (4) not worshiped by human hands; (5) giveth life to all that lives; (6) made of one blood all nations; (7) appointed that men should seek the Lord; (8) we are his offspring; (9) hence, the Godhead is not like any idol made by human hands. It dishonors so glorious a being to liken him to man's device. Then comes the application.

WES:

17:25 Neither is he served as though he needed any thing - or person - The Greek word equally takes in both. To all - That live and breathe; - in him we live; and breathe - In him we move. By breathing life is continued. I breathe this moment: the next is not in my power: and all things - For in him we are. So exactly do the parts of this discourse answer each other.

MHC:

17:22-31 Here we have a sermon to heathens, who worshipped false gods, and were without the true God in the world; and to them the scope of the discourse was different from what the apostle preached to the Jews. In the latter case, his business was to lead his hearers by prophecies and miracles to the knowledge of the Redeemer, and faith in him; in the former, it was to lead them, by the common works of providence, to know the Creator, and worship Him. The apostle spoke of an altar he had seen, with the inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. This fact is stated by many writers. After multiplying their idols to the utmost, some at Athens thought there was another god of whom they had no knowledge. And are there not many now called Christians, who are zealous in their devotions, yet the great object of their worship is to them an unknown God? Observe what glorious things Paul here says of that God whom he served, and would have them to serve. The Lord had long borne with idolatry, but the times of this ignorance were now ending, and by his servants he now commanded all men every where to repent of their idolatry. Each sect of the learned men would feel themselves powerfully affected by the apostle's discourse, which tended to show the emptiness or falsity of their doctrines.

CONC:

Anything Breath Dependent Gives Giveth Giving Hands Human Men's Ministered Needed Needing Seeing Served Though Worshiped Worshipped

Breath Dependent Gives Hands Human Life Ministered Need Needed Needing Served Something Work Worshiped Worshipped

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