Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing: seeing it is he who giveth to all life and breath and all things: is. Job 22:2 Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge? Job 35:6,7 If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him? . . . Psalm 16:2 I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods. Psalm 50:8-13 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight. . . . Jeremiah 7:20-23 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold my wrath and my indignation is enkindled against this place, upon men and upon beasts, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruits of the land, and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. . . . Amos 5:21-23 I hate, and have rejected your festivities: and I will not receive the odour of your assemblies. . . . Matthew 9:13 Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners. seeing. Acts 17:28 For in him we live and move and are: as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring. Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful Seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. Genesis 2:7 And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Numbers 16:22 They fell flat on their face, and said: O most mighty, the God of the spirits of all flesh, for one man's sin shall thy wrath rage against all? Numbers 27:16 May the Lord the God of the spirits of all flesh provide a man, that may be over this multitude: Job 12:10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man. Job 27:3 As long as breath remaineth in me, and the spirit of God in my nostrils, Job 33:4 The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life. Job 34:14 If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself. Psalm 104:27-30 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season. . . . Isaiah 42:5 Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon. Isaiah 57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be angry unto the end: because the spirit shall go forth from my face, and breathings I will make. Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the Lord upon Israel. Thus saith the Lord, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundations of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man in him: Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust. Romans 11:35 Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? 1 Timothy 6:17 Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy) Context Paul Before the Areopagus…24God, who made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands. 25Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing: seeing it is he who giveth to all life and breath and all things: 26And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation.… Cross References Deuteronomy 30:20 And that thou mayst love the Lord thy God, and obey his voice, and adhere to him (for he is thy life, and the length of thy days,) that thou mayst dwell in the land, for which the Lord swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give it them. Job 22:2 Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge? Psalm 50:10 For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen. Isaiah 42:5 Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon. Jeremiah 38:16 Then king Sedecias swore to Jeremiah, in private, saying: As the Lord liveth, that, made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I deliver thee into the hands of these men that seek thy life. Lexicon Norοὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction Strong's Greek 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. is He served θεραπεύεται (therapeuetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2323: From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve. by ὑπὸ (hypo) Preposition Strong's Greek 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when). human ἀνθρωπίνων (anthrōpinōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 442: Belonging to human beings (especially as contrasted with God), human (as contrasted with divine). From anthropos; human. hands, χειρῶν (cheirōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 5495: A hand. as if He needed προσδεόμενός (prosdeomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4326: To want more, need in addition. From pros and deomai; to require additionally, i.e. Want further. anything, τινος (tinos) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. [because] He Himself αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. gives διδοὺς (didous) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. all [men] πᾶσι (pasi) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. life ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. breath πνοὴν (pnoēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4157: (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind. From pneo; respiration, a breeze. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. everything [else]. πάντα (panta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. Additional Translations Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. nor is He served by hands of men as needing anything, Himself giving to all life and breath and everything. 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