Acts Chapter 17 verse 25 Holy Bible
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;
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And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;
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nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;
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Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
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neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.
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neither by the hands of men is He served -- needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;
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Acts 17 : 25 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - Is he served by for is worshipped with, A.V.; he himself for he, A.V. Served by men's hands. Θεραπεύεται, is "waited upon," as a man is waited upon by his servant, who ministers to his wants; θεράπων and θεραπευτής are "an attendant." So in Hebrew: עָבַד, to serve God; עָבֵד, a servant of God; עְבודָה service as of the Levites in the temple, etc. Anything; or as some take it, as if he needed anybody's help or service. The argument, as Chrysostom suggests, is similar to that in Psalm 50:8-12.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing.--Literally, as needing anything in addition. The previous words had struck at a false theory of temples, this strikes at a false theory of worship. Men have to think of God as the supreme Giver, not as requiring anything at their hands but justice, mercy, and truth. Both Jewish and heathen writers had borne their witness of the same truth: David had said, "Thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it" (Psalm 51:16), and the Latin Epicurean poet had written of the Divine nature, that it was--"Ipsa suis pollens opibus, nihil indiga nostri,Nec bene promeritis capitur, nec tangitur ira."["Strong in itself, it needeth nought of ours,Is neither won by gifts, nor moved by wrath."]Lucret. ii. 649-50.The passage is found also in some editions in i. 61, 62.Life and breath.--If we can draw a distinction between the two words, the first may be held to mean the higher element of man's life, the latter that which he shares, by virtue of his organization, with other animals. Stoics and Epicureans would, probably, both of them, so far, accept a teaching which echoed much that was taught in their own schools.
