Acts 17:25 — Compare Translations

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Neither is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Whogives life and breath and all things to all [people]. [Isa. 42:5.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Who gives life and breath and all things to all [people]. [Isa. 42:5.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Neither is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

English EASY 2024

People make things to give to God. But God does not need anything like that. It is God himself who causes everyone to live. He gives them everything that they need.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He is the one who gives people life, breath, and everything else they need. He does not need any help from them. He has everything he needs.

nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Nor does he need anything that we can supply by working for him, since it is he himself who gives life and breath and everything else to everyone.

English God's Word - GW 1995

and he isn't served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

English KJV 1611

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

English LSB

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Nor is He served by men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives all men life and breath and all things.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

nor is he served by human hands because he needs anything. Rather it is he who gives to everyone life and breath and everything.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He is not served by human hands. He doesn't need anything. He himself gives life and breath to all people. He also gives them everything else they have.

English NIV

And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.

English NKJ 1982

Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

English NLT

and human hands can't serve his needs--for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need there is.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He supplies life and breath and all things to every living being. He doesn’t lack a thing that we mortals could supply for him, for he has all things and everything he needs.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and human hands can't minister to his needs—for he has no needs! He himself gives life and breath to everything, and satisfies every need there is.

English Tyndale 1537

neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed of any thing. Forasmuch as he giveth to all men life and breath every where,(seeing he himself giveth life and breath to all men everywhere)