Acts 17:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might feel for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

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  • Acts 14:17 : 17 Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, He did good, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
  • Rom 1:20 : 20 For 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:
  • Deut 4:7 : 7 For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
  • Jer 23:23-24 : 23 Am I a God nearby, says the LORD, and not a God afar off? 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
  • Acts 15:17 : 17 That the rest of mankind might seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, says the Lord, who does all these things.
  • Rom 2:4 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built?
  • Ps 19:1-6 : 1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. 2 Day to day utters speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of heaven, and his circuit to the ends of it, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
  • Ps 139:1-9 : 1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. 5 You have hedged me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yes, the darkness does not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You. 13 For You have formed my inward parts; You have covered me in my mother's womb.

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

    29Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and man's design.

    30Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,

  • Acts 17:19-26
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    19And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is that you speak of?

    20For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we want to know what these things mean.

    21For all the Athenians and foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear some new thing.

    22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ Hill and said, Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious.

    23For as I passed by and observed your objects of worship, I found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the one whom you worship without knowing—Him I proclaim to you.

    24God, who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

    25Nor is He worshipped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things;

    26And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;

  • Acts 15:17-18
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    17That the rest of mankind might seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, says the Lord, who does all these things.

    18Known to God are all His works from the beginning of the world.

  • Rom 1:18-21
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    18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness;

    19Because what may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shown it to them.

    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:

    21Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

  • Ps 53:2
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    2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought God.

  • Deut 4:29
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    29But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

  • Isa 55:6
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    6Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

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

  • Acts 14:15-17
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    15And saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men with similar passions as you and preach to you that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

    16Who in the past allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.

    17Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, He did good, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  • Ps 14:2
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    2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.

  • Rom 3:11
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    11'There is none who understands, there is none who seeks after God.'

  • Mark 1:37
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    37And when they had found him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.

  • Isa 65:1
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    1I am sought by those who did not ask for me; I am found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am, here I am,' to a nation that was not called by my name.

  • Job 36:25
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    25Every man may see it; man may behold it from afar.

  • 2 Tim 1:17
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    17But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.

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    17And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in reverent fear;

  • Amos 8:12
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    12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

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    23Am I a God nearby, says the LORD, and not a God afar off?

  • Rom 10:20
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    20But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."

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    2Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?

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    29Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

  • Acts 10:35
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    35But in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him.

  • Rom 15:21
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    21But as it is written, Those who have not been told of him shall see, and those who have not heard shall understand.

  • Eccl 7:24
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    24That which is far off and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?

  • 2 Chr 15:4
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    4But when they in their trouble turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.

  • 2 Chr 30:19
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    19That prepares his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

  • Ps 44:21
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    21Shall not God search this out? for He knows the secrets of the heart.

  • Deut 4:7
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    7For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

  • Hos 5:6
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    6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.

  • Acts 4:24
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    24And when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

  • Amos 5:4
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    4For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek me, and you shall live:

  • Rom 2:15
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    15Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or else excusing each other;)

  • Ps 78:7
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    7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

  • Prov 1:28
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    28Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

  • 1 Cor 8:5
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    5For though there are those called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),