KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
WEB World English 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find,—though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,
Surrounding context — 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;
25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ζητεῖνG2212 · zēteōto seekτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεόν,G2316 · theosGodεἰG1487 · eiifἄραG686 · arathereforeγεG1065 · geindeedψηλαφήσειανG5584 · psēlaphaōto touchαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandεὕροιεν,G2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetκαίG2532 · kaiandγεG1065 · geindeedοὐG3756 · ounoμακρὰνG3112 · makranfarἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromἑνὸςG1520 · ehisoneἑκάστουG1538 · hekastoseachἡμῶνG3165 · memeὑπάρχοντα.G5225 · huparchōbe already
Cross-references
Jeremiah 23:23-24[Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?Deuteronomy 4:7For what nation [is there so] great, who [hath] God [so] nigh unto them, as the LORD our God [is] in all [things that] we call upon him [for]?Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Romans 1:20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:Acts 15:17That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.Romans 2:4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?Psalm 19:1-6To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.Psalm 139:1-13To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
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