Acts 17:25

Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

Berean Standard Bible

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 everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”

Job 12:10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

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

Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

Psalms 16:2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

Psalms 104:27All creatures look to You to 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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