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Acts 17:24

King James Version (KJV)

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;

Translations

Acts 17:24 - 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.

Acts 17:24 - 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;

Acts 17:24 - Bible in Basic English

The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

Acts 17:24 - Darby Bible

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,

Acts 17:24 - English Standard Version

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,

Acts 17:24 - 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;

Acts 17:24 - La Biblia de las Americas

El Dios que hizo el mundo y todo lo que en él hay, puesto que es Señor del cielo y de la tierra, no mora en templos hechos por manos de hombres,

Acts 17:24 - The Message

"The God who made the world and everything in it, this Master of sky and land, doesn’t live in custom-made shrines or need the human race to run errands for him, as if he couldn’t take care of himself. He makes the creatures; the creatures don’t make him. Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn’t play hide-and-seek with us. He’s not remote; he’s near. We live and move in him, can’t get away from him! One of your poets said it well: ’We’re the God-created.’ Well, if we are the God-created, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to think we could hire a sculptor to chisel a god out of stone for us, does it?

Acts 17:24 - 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;

Acts 17:24 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"El Dios que hizo el mundo y todo lo que en él hay, puesto que es Señor del cielo y de la tierra, no mora en templos hechos por manos de hombres,

Acts 17:24 - World English Bible

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands,

Acts 17:24 - Young's Living 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,

Acts 17:24 - Additional Comments

Paul had to take them from the point of idol worship to what it really means to worship God. So he had to refer to their worship of idols.
- The God who made the world & everything in it.
o God - singular
o Creator - they thought matter as eternal or Zeus was the creator
- Is Lord of heaven & earth
o "Is" implies natural Lord of heaven & earth. He is actively controlling this universe
o Stoics believed that Fates governed everything
o Epicureans believed that gods weren't interested in the everyday affairs of men & nations.
- Does not dwell in temples made with hands-
o Infinitely above the gods who dwelled in little temples & limited to small space
o Not even the Jerusalem temple could contain God - 2 Chron. 2:6
o Paul says God doesn't live in buildings like these.

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