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Acts 17:25
- Acts 17:25 (NASB) nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;
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neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; Aramaic Bible in Plain English. “And he is not served by the hands of men, and he has no need of anything, because he gives every person life and a soul.”. Contemporary English Version.
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25. Neither is worshipped with—ministered unto, served by....
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25 NASB - Acts 17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if...
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25 NLT - Acts 17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if...
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25 NIV - Acts 17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if...
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neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed...
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25 ESV - Acts 17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if...
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Paul Before the Areopagus … 24 God, who made the world and...
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Original Word: προσδέομαι Part of Speech: Verb...
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Sep 8, 2021 · God doesn’t need our work or our praises or our money. He gives them to us as gifts to display His glory and enhance our enjoyment of Him. So let’s serve the Lord with gladness today.
Nov 23, 1997 · Verses 24-25: "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; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things."
He goes on to say the Creator God needs nothing from us because He created us, which philosophers Socrates, Seneca, and Lucian agreed with. Indeed, God sets the times and places for nations so that we might seek Him (Acts 17:26–27).
Jul 21, 2011 · The difference is that God has told us not to serve him as though he needed anything. “Nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything , since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything” (Acts 17:25).
God who made the world and all that is in it, being Lord of both Heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he ministered to by human hands, as though he had need of anything—seeing that he is the one who gives to all men life and breath and everything else.
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It is God who gives to us what we need: “life, and breath, and all things.” God is the source of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17). He gave us life and He sustains that life by His goodness (Matt. 5:45).
