Acts 17:28-30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’[a](A) 29 Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.(B)
30 “Therefore, having overlooked(C) the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
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- Acts 17:28 This citation is from Aratus, a third-century b.c. Gk poet.
Acts 17:28-30
New International Version
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]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(B) 30 In the past God overlooked(C) such ignorance,(D) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(E)
Footnotes
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
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