Acts 14:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But God was always there doing the good things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from heaven and good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”

Cross References

Joel 2:23

So be happy, people of Zion. Be joyful in the Lord your God. He is good and will give you rain. He will send the early rains and the late rains as before.

Job 5:10

He sends rain all over the earth and waters the fields.

Deuteronomy 11:14

I will send rain for your land at the right time. I will send the autumn rain and the spring rain. Then you can gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil.

Isaiah 5:6

I will turn my vineyard into useless land. No one will care for the plants or work in the field. Weeds and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to those who are rich with the things of this world. Tell them not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted, but God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.

Ezekiel 34:26

I will bless the sheep and the places around my hill. I will cause the rains to fall at the right time and will shower them with blessings.

Jeremiah 5:24

The people of Judah never say to themselves, ‘Let’s fear and respect the Lord our God. He gives us autumn and spring rains at just the right time. He makes sure that we have the harvest at just the right time.’

Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to everyone. He shows his mercy to everything he made.

Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord will open his storehouse where he keeps his rich blessings. He will send rain at the right time for your land. He will bless everything you do. You will have money to lend to many nations. And you will not need to borrow anything from them.

Leviticus 26:4

If you do these things, I will give you rains at the time they should come. The land will grow crops and the trees of the field will grow their fruit.

Luke 6:35

“I’m telling you to love your enemies and do good to them. Lend to people without expecting to get anything back. If you do this, you will have a great reward. You will be children of the Most High God. Yes, because God is good even to the people who are full of sin and not thankful.

Jeremiah 14:22

Foreign idols don’t have the power to bring rain. The sky does not have the power to send down showers of rain. You, the Lord our God, are our only hope. You are the one who made all these things.

Psalm 52:1

Great warrior, why are you bragging about the evil you did? You are a disgrace to God.

Job 37:6

He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth.’ And he says to the rain, ‘Pour down on the earth.’

Nehemiah 9:25

They defeated powerful cities. They took the fertile land. They got houses filled with good things. They got wells that were already dug. They got vineyards, olive trees, and plenty of fruit trees. They ate until they were full and fat. They enjoyed all the wonderful things you gave them.

1 Kings 18:1

During the third year that no rain fell, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go meet with King Ahab, and I will make it rain.”

Matthew 5:45

If you do this, you will be children who are truly like your Father in heaven. He lets the sun rise for all people, whether they are good or bad. He sends rain to those who do right and to those who do wrong.

Isaiah 22:13

But look, everyone was happy. The people rejoiced, saying, “Kill the cattle and sheep, and let’s celebrate. Let’s eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

Job 36:31

He uses them to control the nations and to give them plenty of food.

Psalm 4:7

But you have made me happier than they will ever be with all their wine and grain.

Isaiah 40:21

Surely you know the truth, don’t you? Surely you have heard. Surely someone told you long ago. Surely you understand who made the earth.

Acts 14:18

Even after saying all this, Paul and Barnabas still could hardly stop the people from offering sacrifices to them.

Acts 17:26

God began by making one man, and from him he made all the different people who live everywhere in the world. He decided exactly when and where they would live.