and have cast their gods into the fire—for they were not gods, but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
Acts 17:29 - Tree of Life Version Since we are His offspring, we ought not to suppose the Deity is like gold or silver or stone, an engraved image of human art and imagination. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to suppose that Deity (the Godhead) is like gold or silver or stone, [of the nature of] a representation by human art and imagination, or anything constructed or invented. American Standard Version (1901) Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man. Common English Bible “Therefore, as God’s offspring, we have no need to imagine that the divine being is like a gold, silver, or stone image made by human skill and thought. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, since we are of the family of God, we must not consider gold or silver or precious stones, or the engravings of art and of the imagination of man, to be a representation of what is Divine. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold, or silver, or stone, the graving of art, and device of man. |
and have cast their gods into the fire—for they were not gods, but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
Do not make for yourself a graven image , or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or on the earth below or in the water under the earth.
He received them from their hand, and made a molten calf, fashioned with a chiseling tool. Then they said, “This is your god, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
“To whom then will you liken Me? Or who is My equal?” says the Holy One.
You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but also throughout all Asia, Paul has persuaded and perverted a considerable crowd, saying that handmade gods are not gods at all.