Acts 14:17 “Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He give…”

Acts 14:17

Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Nevertheless 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.

World English Bible

Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

American Standard Version

And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Geneva Bible 1599

Neuerthelesse, hee left not him selfe without witnes, in that hee did good and gaue vs raine from heauen, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with foode, and gladnesse.

Darby Translation

though indeed he did not leave himself without witness, doing good, and giving to you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Young's Literal Translation

though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good — from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

Bible in Basic English

But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

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Cross references

“he left”

Psalm 19:1–4 Acts 17:27 Acts 17:28 Romans 1:19 Romans 1:20

Psalm 19:1–4 · BSB

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.

Acts 17:27 · BSB

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.

Acts 17:28 · BSB

‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

Romans 1:19 · BSB

For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

Romans 1:20 · BSB

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

“in that”

Psalm 145:9 Psalm 36:5–7 Psalm 52:1 Psalm 104:24–28 Luke 6:35 Psalm 145:15

Psalm 145:9 · BSB

The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

Psalm 36:5–7 · BSB

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Psalm 52:1 · BSB

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Psalm 104:24–28 · BSB

How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Luke 6:35 · BSB

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Psalm 145:15 · BSB

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

“and gave”

Job 5:10 Deuteronomy 11:14 Isaiah 5:6 Leviticus 26:4 Deuteronomy 28:12 Jeremiah 5:24

Job 5:10 · BSB

He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.

Deuteronomy 11:14 · BSB

then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.

Isaiah 5:6 · BSB

I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

Leviticus 26:4 · BSB

I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

Deuteronomy 28:12 · BSB

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

Jeremiah 5:24 · BSB

They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’

“filling”

Deuteronomy 8:12–14 1 Timothy 6:17 Nehemiah 9:25 Isaiah 22:13

Deuteronomy 8:12–14 · BSB

Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,

1 Timothy 6:17 · BSB

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Nehemiah 9:25 · BSB

They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in You…

Isaiah 22:13 · BSB

But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

Also

Joel 2:23 Ezekiel 34:26

Joel 2:23 · BSB

Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

Ezekiel 34:26 · BSB

I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

18Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

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