Acts 14:17
15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- enda han ikke lot seg uten vitnesbyrd, idet han gjorde godt, gav dere regn og fruktbare tider fra himmelen, og mettet deres hjerter med føde og glede.
- OTB
- Likevel lot han ikke seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd, ved at han gjorde godt og ga dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte deres hjerter med mat og glede."
- B1930
- enda han ikke lot sig uten vidnesbyrd, idet han gjorde godt, gav eder regn og fruktbare tider fra himmelen, og mettet eders hjerter med føde og glede.
- BSB
- Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
- KJV
- Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
- WEB
- Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
- ASV
- And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
- DARBY
- though indeed he did not leave himself without witness, doing good, and giving to you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
- BLB
- And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving to you⁺ rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your⁺ hearts with food and gladness.”
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Kryssreferanser
Romans 1:19–20
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
Les i sammenhengJoel 2:23
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Les i sammenhengJob 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
Les i sammenhengDeuteronomy 11:14
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Les i sammenhengEzekiel 34:26
And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Les i sammenhengDeuteronomy 28:12
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 145:9
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
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