Acts 17:27 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁷ 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:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ So that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ 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:

Common English Bible

²⁷ God made the nations so they would seek him, perhaps even reach out to him and find him. In fact, God isn’t far away from any of us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ so as to seek God, if perhaps they may consider him or find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ That they should seek God, if happily they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us:

Acts 17:27 Cross References

1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Acts 14:17

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Acts 15:17

that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Romans 2:4

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Deuteronomy 4:7

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?