Acts 17:28 — Bible Verse (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.”

Acts 17:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 17:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 17:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’”

Acts 17:28 — World English Bible

Acts 17:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Acts 17:28 — American Standard Version

Acts 17:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.”

Acts 17:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 17:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Acts 17:28 — Darby Translation

Acts 17:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as also certaine of your owne Poets haue sayd, for we are also his generation.”

Acts 17:28 — Geneva Bible

Acts 17:28 in Context — Acts 17

26 Y de una sangre ha hecho todo el linaje de los hombres, para que habitasen sobre toda la faz de la tierra; y [les] ha prefijado el orden de los tiempos, y los términos de la habitación de ellos;

27 Para que buscasen á Dios, si en alguna manera, palpando, le hallen; aunque cierto no está lejos de cada uno de nosotros:

28 Porque en él vivimos, y nos movemos, y somos; como también algunos de vuestros poetas dijeron: Porque linaje de éste somos también.

29 Siendo pues linaje de Dios, no hemos de estimar la Divinidad ser semejante á oro, ó á plata, ó á piedra, escultura de artificio ó de imaginación de hombres.

30 Empero Dios, habiendo disimulado los tiempos de esta ignorancia, ahora denuncia á todos los hombres en todos los lugares que se arrepientan:

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What Does Acts 17:28 Mean?

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