"Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all…" — Acts 17:25

Acts 17:25 · KJV

“Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;”

— Acts 17:25

Verse 24

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;

Verse 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;

Acts 17 — Context

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. {devotions: or, gods that ye worship}

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;

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

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;

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:

Cross References

Psalms 50:8-13

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, {to have been} continually before me.

Isaiah 42:5

Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man {of} the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}

Romans 11:35

Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Acts 17:28

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.

Job 22:2

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? {as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?}

Job 35:6-7

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or {if} thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?