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Acts 17:24

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22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

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

26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

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BSB
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
KJV
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
WEB
The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.
ASV
The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
DARBY
The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
BLB
The God having made the world and all things that [are] in it, He, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in hand-made temples,
ÅB
Gud, han som gjorde verden og alt som er i den, han som er herre over himmel og jord, han bor ikke i templer gjort med hender.
OTB
Gud, som skapte verden og alt i den, han som er Herre over himmel og jord, bor ikke i templer gjort med menneskehender.
B1930
Gud, han som gjorde verden og alt som i den er, han som er herre over himmel og jord, han bor ikke i templer gjort med hender;

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 8:27

    But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

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  • Deuteronomy 10:14

    Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

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  • Acts 7:48

    Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

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  • Isaiah 66:1

    Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:18

    But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

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  • Matthew 11:25

    At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

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  • Psalms 115:16

    The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:6

    But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

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