Acts 17:25

Neither is he served by the hands of men, as if in need of anything, since it is he who gives to all things life and breath and all else.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

24the God who made the world and all that is in it, the One who is the Lord of heaven and earth, who does not live in temples made with hands.

26And he has made, out of one, every family of man: to live upon the face of the entire earth, determining the appointed seasons and the limits of their habitation,

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Cross References

Numbers 16:22But they fell prone on their faces, and they said, “O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh, should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?”

Job 12:10In his hand is the soul of all the living and the spirit of all the flesh of mankind.

Job 27:3as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

Job 34:14But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.

Psalms 16:2Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.

Psalms 104:27He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:23-32

Paul at Athens. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 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; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed… Read the whole commentary →

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