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norοὐδὲis he servedθεραπεύεταιbyὑπὸhumanἀνθρωπίνωνhands,χειρῶνas thoughneedingπροσδεόμενόςanything,τινοςsincehe himselfαὐτὸςgivesδιδοὺςto allπᾶσιlifeζωὴνandκαὶbreathπνοὴνandκαὶall things;τὰ πάντα
Acts 17:25
Study it in the app“nor is he served by human hands, as though needing anything, since he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;”
Paul in Athens: God needs no temples and is not far from anyoneWho God Is
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:25, word by word
- is he servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetai
attend
To attend to someone carefully, as one rendering a service.
Where else “therapeuetai” appears- humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōn
human
Human; "in human terms", speaking as people do.
Where else “anthrōpinōn” appears- handsχειρῶνcheirōn
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheirōn” appears- needingπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenos
need besides
Need something more, need in addition.
Where else “prosdeomenos” appears- givesδιδοὺςdidous
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “didous” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- breathπνοὴνpnoēn
breath
The air one inhales and exhales, keeping one alive.
Where else “pnoēn” appears
The context
24The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by hands,
25 · This verse (above)
26and he made from one every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, having determined appointed times and the boundaries of their dwelling,
To study Acts 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?