11 translations · Greek
Acts 17:24
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,
Acts 17:24 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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,
- KJV King James Version
- 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;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- God, who made the world, and all things in it, this One, being Lord of Heaven and of earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The God who created the world and everything in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, doesn't live in temples we make.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'God, who did make the world, and all things in it, this One, of heaven and of earth being Lord, in temples made with hands doth not dwell,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- God, who made the world, and all things therein; he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | Ho | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ποιήσας | poiēsas | made | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμον | kosmon | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| πάντα | panta | everything | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | it | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| οὗτος | houtos | — | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | of heaven | G3772 οὐρανός heaven |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
| ὑπάρχων | hyparchōn | is | G5225 ὑπάρχω be already |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| οὐκ | ouk | [and] {does} not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| χειροποιήτοις | cheiropoiētois | made by [human] hands | G5499 χειροποίητος hand-made |
| ναοῖς | naois | temples | G3485 ναός temple |
| κατοικεῖ | katoikei | live | G2730 κατοικέω to dwell |
Related verses
- 1 Kings 8:27
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
- Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.
- Acts 7:48
However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
- Isaiah 66:1
Yahweh says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?
- 2 Chronicles 6:18
“But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
- Matthew 11:25
At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
- Psalm 115:16
The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.
- 2 Chronicles 2:6
But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?
- John 4:22–23
You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.
- Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
22 Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
23 For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
24 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,
25 neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.
26 He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
Read all of Acts 17 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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