Acts 14:17

15 “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

16 In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

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.”

18 Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.”
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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 1:19–20

    For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

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  • Joel 2:23

    Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

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  • Job 5:10

    He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:14

    then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.

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  • Isaiah 5:6

    I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

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  • Ezekiel 34:26

    I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:12

    The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

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  • Psalms 145:9

    The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

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