25 nor is he served by human hands, (A)as though he needed anything, since he himself (B)gives to all mankind (C)life and breath and everything.

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25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(A)

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Not for your sacrifices (A)do I rebuke you;
    your burnt offerings are continually before me.
I will not accept a bull from your house
    or goats from your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine,
    the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 (B)I know all the birds of the hills,
    and all that moves in the field is mine.

12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
    (C)for the world and its fullness are mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?

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I bring no charges(A) against you concerning your sacrifices
    or concerning your burnt offerings,(B) which are ever before me.
I have no need of a bull(C) from your stall
    or of goats(D) from your pens,(E)
10 for every animal of the forest(F) is mine,
    and the cattle on a thousand hills.(G)
11 I know every bird(H) in the mountains,
    and the insects in the fields(I) are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
    for the world(J) is mine, and all that is in it.(K)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?

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then the Lord God formed the man of (A)dust from the ground and (B)breathed into his (C)nostrils the breath of life, and (D)the man became a living creature.

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Then the Lord God formed(A) a man[a](B) from the dust(C) of the ground(D) and breathed into his nostrils the breath(E) of life,(F) and the man became a living being.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20).

35 “Or (A)who has given a gift to him
    that he might be repaid?”

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35 “Who has ever given to God,
    that God should repay them?”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:35 Job 41:11

28 for

(A)“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;[a]

as even some of (B)your own poets have said,

“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:28 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
  2. Acts 17:28 From Aratus's poem “Phainomena”

28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](A) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  2. Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus

Thus says God, the Lord,
    who created the heavens (A)and stretched them out,
    who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
(B)who gives breath to the people on it
    and spirit to those who walk in it:

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This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(A) who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth(B) with all that springs from it,(C)
    who gives breath(D) to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it:

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(A)The Spirit of God has made me,
    and (B)the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

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The Spirit(A) of God has made me;(B)
    the breath of the Almighty(C) gives me life.(D)

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If you have sinned, (A)what do you accomplish against him?
    And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
(B)If you are righteous, what do you give to him?
    Or what does he receive from your hand?

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If you sin, how does that affect him?
    If your sins are many, what does that do to him?(A)
If you are righteous, what do you give to him,(B)
    or what does he receive(C) from your hand?(D)

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27 These (A)all look to you,
    to (B)give them their food in due season.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up;
    when you (C)open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you (D)hide your face, they are (E)dismayed;
    when you (F)take away their breath, they die
    and (G)return to their dust.
30 When you (H)send forth your Spirit,[a] they are created,
    and you (I)renew the face of the ground.

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  1. Psalm 104:30 Or breath

27 All creatures look to you
    to give them their food(A) at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them,
    they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
    they are satisfied(B) with good things.
29 When you hide your face,(C)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.(D)
30 When you send your Spirit,(E)
    they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.

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(A)“Can a man be profitable to God?
    Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

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“Can a man be of benefit to God?(A)
    Can even a wise person benefit him?(B)

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17 As for the rich in (A)this present age, charge them (B)not to be haughty, nor (C)to set their hopes on (D)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, (E)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

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17 Command those who are rich(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(D)

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as long as my breath is in me,
    and (A)the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

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as long as I have life within me,
    the breath of God(A) in my nostrils,

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The Lord Will Give Salvation

12 (A)The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, (B)who stretched out the heavens and (C)founded the earth and (D)formed the spirit of man within him:

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Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed

12 A prophecy:(A) The word of the Lord concerning Israel.

The Lord, who stretches out the heavens,(B) who lays the foundation of the earth,(C) and who forms the human spirit within a person,(D) declares:

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