Acts 17:27 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find, -- though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

English Amplified

So that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He did this so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:

English EASY 2024

God did all this so that people would want to know him. They would look carefully for him and perhaps they would find him. Really, God is near to each of us.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"God wanted people to look for him, and perhaps in searching all around for him, they would find him. But he is not far from any of us.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He did this so that they would look for him, and perhaps find him as they felt around for him. Yet God is actually not far from any one of us;

English God's Word - GW 1995

He has done this so that they would look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. In fact, he is never far from any one of us.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

English KJV 1611

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

that they should seek the Lord so perhaps they might reach for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

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

so that people might seek God, even perhaps grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not far from any one of us.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

God did this so that people would seek him. Then perhaps they would reach out for him and find him. They would find him even though he is not far from any of us.

God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

English NKJ 1982

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

"His purpose in all of this was that the nations should seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him--though he is not far from any one of us.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him-- though indeed he is not far from each one of us.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He has done this so that every person would long for God, feel their way to him, and find him—for he is the God who is easy to discover!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“His purpose in all of this is that they should seek after God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

English Tyndale 1537

that they should seek God,(the LORDE) if they might feel and find him, though he be(And truly he is) not far from every one of us.