Acts 17:26

"He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes that God does not require physical service or offerings; instead, He is the source of all life and provision. It underscores a profound spiritual truth—that everything we have and are comes from Him, highlighting His sovereignty over creation and our dependence upon Him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 26. And hath made of one blood. All the families of men are descended from one origin, or stock. However different their complexion, features, language, etc., yet they are derived from a common parent. The word blood is often used to denote race, stock, kindred. This passage completely proves that all the human family are descended from the same ancestor; and that, consequently, all the variety of complexion, etc., is to be traced to some other cause than that there were originally different races created. See Ge 1; comp. Mal 2:10.

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