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Acts 17:28

God's presenceCreation

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;

27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

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.

29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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BSB
‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
KJV
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.
WEB
‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
ASV
for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
DARBY
for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.
BLB
‘For in Him we live and move and are.’ As also some of the poets among you⁺ have said, ‘For we are also [His] offspring.’
ÅB
For det er i ham vi lever og beveger oss og er til, slik også noen av deres egne poeter har sagt: ‘For vi er også hans slekt‘.
OTB
For i ham lever vi, beveger vi oss og er til, som også noen av deres egne diktere har sagt: ‘For vi er faktisk hans slekt.’
B1930
For i ham er det vi lever og rører oss og er til, som også nogen av eders skalder har sagt: For vi er også hans ætt.

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