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Acts 17

Acts 17:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Neither
oude (Greek #3761)
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
KJV usage: neither (indeed), never, no (more, nor, not), nor (yet), (also, even, then) not (even, so much as), + nothing, so much as.
Pronounce: oo-deh'
Origin: from 3756 and 1161
is worshipped
therapeuo (Greek #2323)
to wait upon menially, i.e. (figuratively) to adore (God), or (specially) to relieve (of disease)
KJV usage: cure, heal, worship.
Pronounce: ther-ap-yoo'-o
Origin: from the same as 2324
with
hupo (Greek #5259)
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
KJV usage: among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.
Pronounce: hoop-o'
Origin: a primary preposition
men’s
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
hands
cheir (Greek #5495)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
KJV usage: hand.
Pronounce: khire
Origin: perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
, as thoughq he needed
prosdeomai (Greek #4326)
to require additionally, i.e. want further
KJV usage: need.
Pronounce: pros-deh'-om-ahee
Origin: from 4314 and 1189
any thing
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
, seeing he
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
r giveth
didomi (Greek #1325)
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
KJV usage: adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
Pronounce: did'-o-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses)
to all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
life
zoe (Greek #2222)
life (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time). Compare 5590.
Pronounce: dzo-ay'
Origin: from 2198
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
breath
pnoe (Greek #4157)
respiration, a breeze
KJV usage: breath, wind.
Pronounce: pno-ay'
Origin: from 4154
, and
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
s all things
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
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Psa. 50:8• 8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices{HR}And thy burnt offerings continually before me. (Psa. 50:8)
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Job 12:10• 10In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing,{HR}And the spirit of all flesh of men? (Job 12:10)
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Zech. 12:1• 1The burden of the word of Jehovah for Israel, saith Jehovah, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (Zech. 12:1)
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Rom. 11:36• 36For of him and through him and unto him [are] all things: to him [be] the glory forever. Amen. (Rom. 11:36)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Job 22:2• 2Can a man [a hero] then profit God?{HR}For, being wise, he profiteth himself. (Job 22:2)
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Job 35:6‑7• 6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him?{HR}Thy transgressions are multiplied, what doest thou to him?
 7If thou art righteous, what givest thou to him?{HR}Or what receiveth he from thy hand? (Job 35:6‑7)
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Psa. 16:2• 2Thou hast said unto Jehovah,{HR}Thou [art] the . Lord:{HR}My goodness [is] not to thee; (Psa. 16:2)
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Psa. 50:8‑13• 8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices{HR}And thy burnt offerings continually before me.
 9I will take no bullock out of thy house,{HR}[Nor] he-goats out of thy folds.
 10For mine [is] every beast of the forest,{HR}Cattle upon a thousand hills ;
 11I know every bird of the mountains,{HR}And the moving creature of the field [is] mine.
 12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee;{HR}For mine [is] the world and its fullness.
 13Should I eat the flesh of bulls ,{HR}And drink the blood of he-goats? (Psa. 50:8‑13)
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Jer. 7:20‑23• 20Therefore thus saith Jehovah God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
 21Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
 22For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt;
 23but I commanded them this thing, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. (Jer. 7:20‑23)
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Amos 5:21‑23• 21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
 22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
 23Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. (Amos 5:21‑23)
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Matt. 9:13• 13But go and learn what [that] is—I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners. (Matt. 9:13)
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Acts 17:28• 28For in him we live and move and are; as also some of your own poets have said, For his off-spring also are we. (Acts 17:28)
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Acts 14:17• 17And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. (Acts 14:17)
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Gen. 2:7• 7And Jehovah Elohim formed Man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils breath of life; and Man became a living soul. (Gen. 2:7)
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Num. 16:22• 22And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly? (Num. 16:22)
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Num. 27:16• 16Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly, (Num. 27:16)
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Job 12:10• 10In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing,{HR}And the spirit of all flesh of men? (Job 12:10)
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Job 27:3• 3All the while thy breath [is] in me,{HR}And God’s spirit in my nostrils, (Job 27:3)
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Job 33:4• 4The Spirit of God [El] hath made me,{HR}And the breath of Shaddai gave me life. (Job 33:4)
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Job 34:14• 14If he should set his heart on himself —{HR}Gather to himself his spirit and his breath, (Job 34:14)
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Psa. 104:27‑30• 27All of them wait on thee{HR}To give [them] their food in its season.
 28Thou givest to them, they gather;{HR}Thou openest thy hand,{HR}They are satisfied with good.
 29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;{HR}Thou withdrawest their breath,{HR}They expire and return to their dust.
 30Thou sendest thy spirit,{HR}They are created;{HR}And thou renewest the face of the ground. (Psa. 104:27‑30)
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Isa. 42:5• 5Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein. (Isa. 42:5)
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Isa. 57:16• 16For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made. (Isa. 57:16)
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Zech. 12:1• 1The burden of the word of Jehovah for Israel, saith Jehovah, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (Zech. 12:1)
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Matt. 5:45• 45that ye may be sons of your Father that is in [the] heavens; for he maketh his sun rise on evil and good, and sendeth rain on just and unjust. (Matt. 5:45)
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Rom. 11:35• 35or who first gave him and it shall be repaid him? (Rom. 11:35)
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1 Tim. 6:17• 17Those rich in the present age charge not to be highminded, nor to set their hope on uncertainty of riches, but on the God that affordeth us all things richly for enjoyment; (1 Tim. 6:17)
• Some elements of these truths might be accepted here and there, for man has a conscience.; but seen fully and simply they swept away the dark clouds of philosophic dreamers. (“Acts 17:16-34” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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nor is served by men’s hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

W. Kelly Translation

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Nor is he served by humana hands as needing something more, himself giving to all life, and breath, and all things.

WK Translation Notes

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"Of men" in T. R. must yield in antiquity to "human."