Acts 17:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 17:24

Addressing the Areopagus

22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the¹ Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;

23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:

24 ^a“God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is ^bLord of heaven and earth, ^cdoes not dwell in temples made with hands.

25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He ^agives to all life, breath, and all things.

26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and ^athe boundaries of their dwellings,

27 ^aso that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, ^bthough He is not far from each one of us;

Verse Comparison: Acts 17:24

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

Amplified® Bible
The God Who produced {and} formed the world and all things in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in handmade shrines.

Contemporary English Version
This God made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and he doesn't live in temples built by human hands.

Darby English Version
The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

Good News Bible
God, who made the world and everything in it, is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

International Standard Version
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn't live in shrines made by human hands,

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;

New American Standard Bible
"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

New International Version
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands.

New King James Version
God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" The God who made the world and all things in it, since He rules heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

Young's Literal Translation
`God, who did make the world, and all things in it, this One, of heaven and of earth being Lord, in temples made with hands doth not dwell,

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Addressing the Areopagus

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