Acts 17:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Acts 17:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 17:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 17:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.”
Acts 17:29 — World English Bible
Acts 17:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.”
Acts 17:29 — American Standard Version
Acts 17:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man;”
Acts 17:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 17:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Being therefore [the] offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, [the] graven form of man's art and imagination.”
Acts 17:29 — Darby Translation
Acts 17:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Forasmuch then, as we are the generation of God, we ought not to thinke that ye Godhead is like vnto gold, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte and the inuention of man.”
Acts 17:29 — Geneva Bible
Acts 17:29 in Context — Acts 17
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.
30 Dieu, sans tenir compte des temps d’ignorance, annonce maintenant à tous les hommes, en tous lieux, qu’ils aient à se repentir,
31 parce qu’il a fixé un jour où il jugera le monde selon la justice, par l’homme qu’il a désigné, ce dont il a donné à tous une preuve certaine en le ressuscitant des morts…
What Does Acts 17:29 Mean?
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