Acts 17:28-30 in English

²⁸ for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

³⁰ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

²⁸ for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

²⁸ As someone has said, ‘ It is only because he enables us that we (inc) live and move and do what we do.’ And, as some of your own poets have said, ‘We (inc) are God's children.’

²⁹ Therefore, because we are God's children and can communicate like God does, we (inc) should not think that he is anything like an image that people have made of gold or silver or stone which cannot communicate. Those images are designed and skillfully made {People design and make those images}, but they are not alive.

³⁰ During the times when people did not know what God wanted them to do, he did not immediately punish them for what they did. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ For in him we have life and motion and existence; as certain of your verse writers have said, For we are his offspring.

²⁹ If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.

³⁰ Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

²⁸ for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Being therefore the offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, the graven form of man's art and imagination.

³⁰ God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and are; as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold, or silver, or stone, the graving of art, and device of man.

³⁰ And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should every where do penance.

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

²⁹ Therefore, being the offspring of God, we ought not to suppose that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and the imagination of man.

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

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

²⁹ Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divinity is like gold or silver or stone—something shaped by human skill and imagination.

³⁰ Such times of ignorance God did indeed overlook, but now He commands all people everywhere to repent,

²⁸ In him we live, move, and exist. Just as one of your own poets wrote, ‘We are his family.’

²⁹ Since we are his family we shouldn't think that God is like gold, or silver, or stone, shaped by human artistry and thinking.

³⁰ God disregarded people's ignorance in the past, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent.

²⁸ For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as also certaine of your owne Poets haue sayd, for we are also his generation.

²⁹ Forasmuch then, as we are the generation of God, we ought not to thinke that ye Godhead is like vnto gold, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte and the inuention of man.

³⁰ And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but nowe hee admonisheth all men euery where to repent,

²⁸ for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

³⁰ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as also some of your own poets have said: “For we are also his offspring.”

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man.

³⁰ The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;

²⁸ for in him we live and move and are. To use the words of some of your own poets — ‘His offspring, too, are we.’

²⁹ Therefore, as the offspring of God, we must not think that the Deity has any resemblance to anything made of gold, or silver, or stone — a work of human art and imagination.

³⁰ True, God looked with indulgence on the days of people's ignorance, but now he is announcing to everyone everywhere the need for repentance,

²⁸ for in him we live and move and are. To use the words of some of your own poets — ‘His offspring, too, are we.’

²⁹ Therefore, as the offspring of God, we must not think that the Deity has any resemblance to anything made of gold, or silver, or stone — a work of human art and imagination.

³⁰ True, God looked with indulgence on the days of people's ignorance, but now he is announcing to everyone everywhere the need for repentance,

²⁸ That old story is true that says, ‘He is with us all the time. He is the one that makes us alive, so that we can walk about and do things.’ And even one of your own Athens people wrote this about him, ‘We are his kids.’

²⁹ So, if it is true that we are God’s kids, we shouldn’t just dream up something and say, ‘My god looks like this,’ and then make a statue like that from gold or silver or stone. Nobody can make any kind of statue that is anything like God.

³⁰ You know, people didn’t know about God at first, but he didn’t worry about it at that time. But now it is different. Now he says to all of us that we have to turn around and stop doing bad things,

²⁸ For in him we lyve move and have oure beynge as certayne of youre awne Poetes sayde. For we are also his generacion.

²⁹ For as moche then as we are the generacion of God we ought not to thynke that the godhed is lyke vnto golde silver or stone graven by crafte and ymaginacion of man.

³⁰ And the tyme of this ignoraunce God regarded not: but now he byddeth all men every where repent

²⁸ For in him we live and move and have our being, just as one of your own poets has said, 'For we also are his offspring.'

²⁹ Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the qualities of deity are like gold, or silver, or stone—images created by the art and imagination of man.

³⁰ Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are also his offspring.

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone graven by art and man's device.

³⁰ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and be. As also some of your poets said, And we be also the kind or the kin of him.

²⁹ Therefore since we be the kind or the kin of God, we shall not deem or guess that godly thing is like gold, and silver, either stone, either to engraving of craft and thought of man.

³⁰ For God despiseth the times of this unknowing, and now showeth to men, that all everywhere do penance;

²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and be. As also some of your poets said, And we be also the kind or the kin of him.

²⁹ Therefore since we be the kind or the kin of God, we shall not deem or guess that (a) godly thing is like gold, and silver, either stone, either to (the) (en)graving of craft and thought of man.

³⁰ For God despiseth the times of this uncunning, and now showeth to men, that all everywhere do penance; (For God despiseth the times of this unknowing, or this ignorance, and now showeth to all, so that everyone everywhere shall repent;)

²⁸ for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

²⁹ 'Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man;

³⁰ the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,