Acts 17:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Acts 17:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 17:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 17:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.”

Acts 17:27 — World English Bible

Acts 17:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:”

Acts 17:27 — American Standard Version

Acts 17:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find, --though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,”

Acts 17:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 17:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:”

Acts 17:27 — Darby Translation

Acts 17:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That they shoulde seeke the Lord, if so be they might haue groped after him, and founde him though doubtlesse he be not farre from euery one of vs.”

Acts 17:27 — Geneva Bible

Acts 17:27 in Context — Acts 17

25 il n’est point servi par des mains humaines, comme s’il avait besoin de quoi que ce soit, lui qui donne à tous la vie, la respiration, et toutes choses.

26 Il a fait que tous les hommes, sortis d’un seul sang, habitassent sur toute la surface de la terre, ayant déterminé la durée des temps et les bornes de leur demeure;

27 il a voulu qu’ils cherchassent le Seigneur, et qu’ils s’efforçassent de le trouver en tâtonnant, bien qu’il ne soit pas loin de chacun de nous,

28 car en lui nous avons la vie, le mouvement, et l’être. C’est ce qu’ont dit aussi quelques-uns de vos poètes: De lui nous sommes la race…

29 Ainsi donc, étant la race de Dieu, nous ne devons pas croire que la divinité soit semblable à de l’or, à de l’argent, ou à de la pierre, sculptés par l’art et l’industrie de l’homme.

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What Does Acts 17:27 Mean?

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