26 and (A)He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having (B)determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might feel around for Him and find Him, (C)though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for (D)in Him we live and move and [a]exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’ 29 Therefore, since we are the descendants of God, we (E)ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought. 30 So having (F)overlooked (G)the times of ignorance, God is (H)now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent, 31 because He has set (I)a day on which (J)He will judge [b](K)the world in righteousness [c]through a Man whom He has (L)appointed, having furnished proof to all people [d]by (M)raising Him from the dead.”

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  1. Acts 17:28 Lit are
  2. Acts 17:31 Lit the inhabited earth
  3. Acts 17:31 Lit by; or in
  4. Acts 17:31 Or when He raised

26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(A) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(B) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](C) 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.(D) 30 In the past God overlooked(E) such ignorance,(F) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(G) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(H) the world with justice(I) by the man he has appointed.(J) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(K)

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