Acts 17:25

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;

American Standard Version

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

26and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined [their] appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

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Cross References

Numbers 16:22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

Job 12:10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?

Job 27:3(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

Job 34:14If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Psalms 16:2[O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.

Psalms 104:27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

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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