Acts 17:27
“That they should seeke the Lord, if haply they might feele after him and finde him, though he be not farre from euery one of vs.”
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Acts 17:27 Context
25Neither is worshipped with mens hands as though he needed any thing, seeing hee giueth to all, life and breath, and all things, 26And 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: 27That they should seeke the Lord, if haply they might feele after him and finde him, though he be not farre from euery one of vs. 28For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as certaine also of your owne Poets haue said, For we are also his offspring. 29Forasmuch then as wee are the offspring of God, wee ought not to thinke that the Godhead is like vnto golde, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte, and mans deuice.
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Other Translations for 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:
- King James Version
that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:
- American Standard Version (1901)
So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:
- Basic English Bible
that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:
- Darby Bible
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us:
- Webster's Bible
that they might seek God, if perhaps they could grope for Him and find Him. Yes, though He is not far from any one of us.
- Weymouth Bible
that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
- World English Bible
to seke God, if perauenture thei felen hym, ether fynden, thouy he be not fer fro eche of you.
- Wycliffe Bible
to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find, -- though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 17:27
17:27 If haply - The way is open; God is ready to be found. But he will lay no force upon man; they might feel after him - This is in the midst between seeking and finding. Feeling being the lowest and grossest of all our senses, is fitly applied to the low knowledge of God; though he be not far from every one of us - We need not go far to seek or find him. He is very near us; in us. It is only perverse reason which thinks he is afar off.