Acts 17:27

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He did this so that they would seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel their way toward him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.

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  • Acts 14:17 : 17 Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.
  • Rom 1:20 : 20 For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
  • Deut 4:7 : 7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
  • Jer 23:23-24 : 23 Am I only a God nearby, declares the LORD, and not a God far away? 24 Can anyone hide in secret places where I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the LORD.
  • Acts 15:17 : 17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'
  • Rom 2:4 : 4 Or do you disrespect the riches of His kindness, forbearance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'
  • Ps 19:1-6 : 1 For the choirmaster: A psalm of David. 2 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of His hands. 3 Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night they reveal knowledge. 4 There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard. 5 Yet their message has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens, He has pitched a tent for the sun. 6 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
  • Ps 139:1-9 : 1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. LORD, You have searched me and You know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue, You, LORD, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before, and You lay Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, 'Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,' 12 even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You. 13 For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 17:28-30
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    28For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'

    29Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone—an image formed by human skill and imagination.

    30In the past, God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

  • Acts 17:19-26
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    76%

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

    20For you bring some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.

    21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

    22Paul then stood up in the middle of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

    23As I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, you are worshiping in ignorance the very one I proclaim to you.

    24The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands.

    25Nor is he served by human hands as if he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life, breath, and everything else.

    26From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.

  • Acts 15:17-18
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    17so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'

    18'—things known long ago.'

  • Rom 1:18-21
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    72%

    18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.

    19For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

    20For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

    21For although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

  • Ps 53:2
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    2The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and have committed terrible injustice; there is no one who does good.

  • Deut 4:29
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    29But from there, you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

  • Isa 55:6
    71%

    6Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.

  • Jer 29:13
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    13You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.

  • Acts 14:15-17
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    15They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'

    16In past generations, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

    17Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.

  • Ps 14:2
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    2The LORD looks down from heaven on all humanity to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.

  • Rom 3:11
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    11"There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God."

  • Mark 1:37
    68%

    37and when they found him, they said, 'Everyone is looking for you.'

  • Isa 65:1
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    1I offered myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am! Here I am!' to a nation that did not call on my name.

  • Job 36:25
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    25All mankind has looked upon it; man beholds it from afar.

  • 2 Tim 1:17
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    17On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently for me and found me.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17If you call upon the Father, who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, live your lives in reverent fear during the time of your temporary residence here.

  • Amos 8:12
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    12They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

  • Jer 23:23
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    23Am I only a God nearby, declares the LORD, and not a God far away?

  • Rom 10:20
    66%

    20And Isaiah is very bold and says: 'I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.'

  • Ps 115:2
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    2Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?

  • Eccl 7:29
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    29This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.

  • Acts 10:35
    66%

    35but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.

  • Rom 15:21
    66%

    21Rather, as it is written: 'Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.'

  • Eccl 7:24
    66%

    24What exists is far off and exceedingly deep—who can discover it?

  • 2 Chr 15:4
    66%

    4But in their trouble, they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, sought Him, and He was found by them.

  • 2 Chr 30:19
    66%

    19who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.'

  • Ps 44:21
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    21If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

  • Deut 4:7
    65%

    7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

  • Hos 5:6
    65%

    6With their flocks and herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.

  • Acts 4:24
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    24When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'

  • Amos 5:4
    65%

    4For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.

  • Rom 2:15
    65%

    15They demonstrate the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or even defending them.

  • Ps 78:7
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    7so they would put their trust in God and not forget His deeds but keep His commandments.

  • Prov 1:28
    65%

    28Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.

  • 1 Cor 8:5
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    5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth—just as there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'—