Acts 17:25
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
KJV
οὐδὲ ὑπὸ χειρῶν ἀνθρωπίνων θεραπεύεται προσδεόμενός τινος, αὐτὸς διδοὺς πᾶσιν ζωὴν καὶ πνοὴν καὶ τὰ πάντα·
Greek NT
nec manibus humanis colitur indigens aliquo, cum ipse det omnibus vitam, et inspirationem, et omnia :
Vulgate
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;
ASV
Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing: seeing it is he who giveth to all life and breath and all things:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἀνθρωπίνων — SBLGNT
- ἀνθρωπίνων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀνθρώπων — Robinson-Pierpont
- καὶ τὰ — SBLGNT
- καὶ τὰ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- κατὰ — Robinson-Pierpont
Themes
Historic Christian voices
10 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§287The truth about creation is so important for all of human life that God in his tenderness wanted to reveal to his People everything that is salutary to know on the subject. Beyond the natural knowledge that every man can have of the Creator,124 God progressively revealed to Israel the mystery of creation. He who chose the patriarchs, who brought Israel out of Egypt, and who by …
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I h…
Q. What do you understand by the providence of God? A. Providence is the almighty and ever present power of God by which he upholds, as with his hand, heaven and earth and all creatures, and so rules them that leaf and blade, rain and drought, fruitful and lean years, food and drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty — all things, in fact, come to us not by chance but…
Q. How does the knowledge of God's creation and providence help us? A. We can be patient when things go against us, thankful when things go well, and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing will separate us from his love. All creatures are so completely in his hand that without his will they can neither move nor be moved.
Q. Why the words in heaven? A. These words teach us not to think of God's heavenly majesty as something earthly, and to expect everything for body and soul from his almighty power.
We teach that the true God alone is to be adored and worshipped. This honor we impart to none other, according to the commandment of God: "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve." Indeed, all the prophets severely censured the people of Israel whenever they worshipped strange gods. And the apostles taught that gold and silver images are not gods, that…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
- 1Tim 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
- Acts 17:28 — For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
- Dan 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed,
- Deut 30:20 — That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land wh
- Gen 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- Gen 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- Isa 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit
- Isa 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit
- Job 10:12 — Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
- Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
- Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
- Job 22:2 — Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
- Job 27:3 — All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
- Job 27:3 — All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
- Job 33:4 — The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
- Job 35:6 — If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
- John 5:26 — For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
- Matt 21:3 — And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
- Ps 16:2 — O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
- Ps 50:8 — I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
- Ps 50:9 — I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
- Ps 104:27 — These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
- Ps 104:29 — Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
- Ps 145:9 — The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
- Ps 145:15 — The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
- Rom 11:35 — Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
- Rom 11:36 — For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
- Zech 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.