Acts 17:25 meaning and explanation
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Acts 17:25, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking to the Areopagus in Athens, a council of philosophers and city leaders, and he is correcting their assumptions about the divine. The Greek word for served here is related to the idea of offering service or ministry, and Paul insists that the God who made everything has no need of anything people can supply.
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