Acts 17:24

The God who made the world and all the things in it, He being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

23for as I passed by and considered the objects of your worship, I found also an altar on which it had been inscribed: 1 TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, Him whom being ignorant of you worship, this One I announce to you:

25nor by the hands of men is He served, as though He needed anything, for He gives to all life and breath with respect to all things.

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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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