Acts 17:27

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us.

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In The King James Version

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

In Context

26And he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having fixed appointed times, and the bounds of their habitation;

28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as also some of your own poets have said: “For we are also his offspring.”

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Cross References

Psalms 139:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” O LORD! thou hast searched me and known me!

Acts 14:17although he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Romans 1:20For, ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, even his eternal power and divinity, being perceived from his works, are clearly seen, so that they might be without excuse.

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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