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Acts 17:25 — King James Version← Study notes

Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;


Acts 17:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:2516 words
GreekMeaning
οὐδὲoude
norwordG3761
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
χειρῶνcheirōn
handsnounG5495
ἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōn
human, common to man, man(-kind)adjectiveG442
θεραπεύεταιtherapeuetai
is He servedverbG2323
προσδεόμενόςprosdeomenos
as needingverbG4326
τινοςtinos
anythingpronounG5100
αὐτὸςautos
HimselfpronounG846
διδοὺςdidous
givingverbG1325
πᾶσιpasi
to alladjectiveG3956
ζωὴνzōēn
lifenounG2222
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πνοὴνpnoēn
breathnounG4157
καὶkai
and / alsowordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 17:25

dwells not in temples made with hands Acts 17:24, neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything — do you observe how, little by little, he brings in the philosophy? How he ridicules the heathen error? seeing it is He that gives to all life, and breath, and all things; and has made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth. This is peculiar to God. Look, then, whether these things may not be predicated of the Son also.…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 38 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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