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Acts 17:28 — King James Version← Study notes

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.


Acts 17:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:2821 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ζῶμενzōmen
we liveverbG2198
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κινούμεθαkinoumetha
moveverbG2795
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐσμένesmen
are,’verbG1510
ὡςhōs
AsadverbG5613
καίkai
alsoadverbG2532
τινεςtines
somepronounG5100
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
καθ’kath’
amongprepositionG2596
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ποιητῶνpoiētōn
poetsnounG4163
εἰρήκασινeirēkasin
have saidverbG3004
ΤοῦTou
of HimarticleG3588
γὰρgar
ForwordG1063
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
γένοςgenos
offspringnounG1085
ἐσμένesmen
we are.’verbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 17:28

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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In Him We Live and Move
Paul quotes pagan poets to the Athenians: 'In him we live and move and have our being.' This is Paul finding common ground with philosophers who'd never heard the gospel. He's not dismissing their sea...
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