Acts 17:27
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.
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ASV
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:
KJV
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:
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ζητεῖν | zētein | to seek | G2212 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεόν, | theon | God, | G2316 → |
| εἰ | ei | if | G1487 → |
| ἄρα | ara | perhaps | G686 → |
| γε | ge | indeed | G1065 → |
| ψηλαφήσειαν | psēlaphēseian | they would touch | G5584 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| εὕροιεν, | heuroien | would find [Him], | G2147 → |
| καί | kai | And | G2532 → |
| γε | ge | indeed | G1065 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| μακρὰν | makran | far | G3112 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| ἑνὸς | henos | one | G1520 → |
| ἑκάστου | hekastou | each | G1538 → |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of us | G3165 → |
| ὑπάρχοντα. | huparchonta | He is. | G5225 → |
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