Acts 17:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.”

Acts 17:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 17:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 17:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’”

Acts 17:28 — World English Bible

Acts 17:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. ”

Acts 17:28 — American Standard Version

Acts 17:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.”

Acts 17:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 17:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring. ”

Acts 17:28 — Darby Translation

Acts 17:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as also certaine of your owne Poets haue sayd, for we are also his generation.”

Acts 17:28 — Geneva Bible

Acts 17:28 in Context — Acts 17

26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

27 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:

28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

29 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.

30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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