Acts 17:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁵ nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ Neither is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Who gives life and breath and all things to all [people]. [Isa. 42:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Common English Bible

²⁵ Nor is God served by human hands, as though he needed something, since he is the one who gives life, breath, and everything else.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Neither is he served by the hands of men, as if in need of anything, since it is he who gives to all things life and breath and all else.

Acts 17:25 Cross References

Genesis 2:7

then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Romans 11:35

“Or who has given a gift to him, to receive a gift in return?”

Acts 17:28

For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we, too, are his offspring.’

Isaiah 42:5

Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:

Job 33:4

The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Job 22:2

“Can a mortal be of use to God? Can even the wisest be of service to him?

1 Timothy 6:17

As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Job 27:3

as long as my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

Zechariah 12:1

An Oracle. The word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus says the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within:

Psalm 16:2

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

Job 12:10

In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being.

Acts 14:17

yet he has not left himself without a witness in doing good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Isaiah 57:16

For I will not continually accuse, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirits would grow faint before me, even the souls that I have made.

Job 34:14

If he should take back his spirit to himself and gather to himself his breath,

Numbers 27:16

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint someone over the congregation

Numbers 16:22

They fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one person sin and you become angry with the whole congregation?”

Deuteronomy 30:20

loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him, for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Jeremiah 38:16

So King Zedekiah swore an oath in secret to Jeremiah, “As the Lord lives, who gave us our lives, I will not put you to death or hand you over to these men who seek your life.”