so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Acts 17:25 - English Majority Text Version nor by the hands of men is He served, as though He needed anything, for He gives to all life, and breath, with respect to all things. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing; seeing it is he who giveth to all life, and breath, and all things: |
so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, giving to you rains from heaven and fruitbearing seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy,