Acts 17:25

nor, by human hands, is waited upon, as though in want of anything, himself, giving unto all life and breath and all things;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 that are therein, the same, being, Lord, of heaven and earth, not in hand-made shrines, doth dwell,

26he made also, of one, every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth,—marking out fitting opportunities, and the bounds of their dwelling place,

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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 against all the assembly, wilt thou be wroth.

Job 12:10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all the flesh of men.

Job 27:3All the while my inspiration is in me, and the spirit of GOD is in my nostrils,

Job 34:14If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.

Psalms 16:2Thou hast said unto Yahweh, My Lord, art thou! My goodness, mounteth not unto thee.

Psalms 104:27All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its 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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