“But, God, will you really live here with us on the earth? All the sky and the highest place in heaven cannot contain you. Certainly this house which I have built cannot contain you either.
Acts 17:27 - Easy To Read Version God wanted the people to look for him. Maybe they could search all around for him and find him. But he is not far from any of us: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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: |
“But, God, will you really live here with us on the earth? All the sky and the highest place in heaven cannot contain you. Certainly this house which I have built cannot contain you either.
But God was always there doing things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from the sky. He gives you good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food, and he fills your hearts with joy.”
Then all other people will look for the Lord (God)—\par all the non-Jewish people that are\par my people too.\par The Lord (God) said this.\par And he is the One who does\par all these things.\par \i (Amos 9:11-12)\i0 \par
There are things about God that people cannot see—his eternal power and all the things that make him God. But since the beginning of the world those things have been easy for people to understand. Those things are made clear in the things that God has made. So people have no excuse for the bad things they do.
God has been very kind to you. And he has been patient with you. God has been waiting for you to change. But you think nothing of his kindness. Maybe you don’t understand that God is kind to you so that you will change your hearts and lives.
“The Lord our God is near when we ask him to help us. No other nation has a god like that!