Acts 17:25
Strong's Lexicon
Nor
οὐδὲ (oude)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.

is He served
θεραπεύεται (therapeuetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2323: From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve.

by
ὑπὸ (hypo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).

human
ἀνθρωπίνων (anthrōpinōn)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 442: Belonging to human beings (especially as contrasted with God), human (as contrasted with divine). From anthropos; human.

hands,
χειρῶν (cheirōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5495: A hand.

as if He needed
προσδεόμενός (prosdeomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4326: To want more, need in addition. From pros and deomai; to require additionally, i.e. Want further.

anything,
τινος (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

[because] He Himself
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

gives
διδοὺς (didous)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

all [men]
πᾶσι (pasi)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

life
ζωὴν (zōēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

breath
πνοὴν (pnoēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4157: (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind. From pneo; respiration, a breeze.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

everything [else].
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

Young's Literal Translation
neither by the hands of men is He served—needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

New American Standard Bible
nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things;

King James Bible
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

New Living Translation
and human hands can't serve his needs--for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.

English Standard Version
nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

New American Standard Bible
nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

King James Bible
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

International Standard Version
and he isn't served by people as if he needed anything. He himself gives everyone life, breath, and everything else.

NET Bible
nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

American Standard Version
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;

English Revised Version
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;

Young's Literal Translation
neither by the hands of men is He served -- needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:20
That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Job 22:2
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Psalm 50:10
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

Isaiah 42:5
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth 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:

Jeremiah 38:16
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 17:24
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Acts 17:23
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Acts 17:22
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

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;

Acts 17:27
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:
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