Acts 17:28

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
American Standard Version

Treated in 5 passages across the library.

  1. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    Recommending devotion at three o'clock, called in Scripture the ninth hour of the day. The subject of prayer at this hour is resignation to the Divine pleasure. The nature and duty of conformity to the will of God, in all our actions and designs cites Acts xvii. 28

    …on to His pleasure, as to believe that in Him you "live, and move, and have your being." [Acts xvii. 28] Resignation to the Divine will signifies a cheerful approbation, and thankful acceptance…

  2. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Without Me You Can Do Nothing cites Acts 17:28

    …our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘for we are indeed his offspring “ (Acts 17:28), then we can do nothing without Him, whether we know it or not. And facts are stubborn t…

  3. The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon · Ochorus Originals

    The Application of the Heart cites ACTS 17:28

    …, that breathing itself is not more so. For in him we live, and move, and have our being. ACTS 17:28 Is this true? In one sense, plainly not: many earnest Christians have found prayer the ha…

  4. The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer · Ochorus Originals

    The Church for Others cites ACTS 17:28

    …in our daily work as well as our dying. For in him we live, and move, and have our being. ACTS 17:28 That much, most Christians can gladly affirm. The God of the Bible is not a God of the ga…

  5. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Acts 17:24-28

    …uth set forth by Paul in his sermon to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers on Mars Hill, Acts 17:24-28: "The God that made the world, and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth…

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