Acts 17:27 “God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him an…”

Acts 17:27

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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:

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.

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:

Geneva Bible 1599

That they shoulde seeke the Lord, if so be they might haue groped after him, and founde him though doubtlesse he be not farre from euery one of vs.

Darby Translation

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:

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,

Bible in Basic English

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:

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Cross references

“they”

Romans 1:20 Acts 15:17 Psalm 19:1–6 Romans 2:4

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.

Acts 15:17 · BSB

so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

Psalm 19:1–6 · BSB

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

Romans 2:4 · BSB

Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

“he be”

Acts 14:17 Psalm 139:1–13 1 Kings 8:27 Jeremiah 23:23 Jeremiah 23:24

Acts 14:17 · BSB

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.”

Psalm 139:1–13 · BSB

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

1 Kings 8:27 · BSB

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Jeremiah 23:23 · BSB

“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

Jeremiah 23:24 · BSB

“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Also

Deuteronomy 4:7

Deuteronomy 4:7 · BSB

For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

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

In context

26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

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

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