Acts 17:28

28‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus

28for in Him we live and move and 17:28 Lit areexist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’

28for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’

28For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of 17:28 Paul was probably exposed to Greek literature when he studied with Gamaliel, and quoting or paraphrasing a line from one of their poets would have surprised and kept the attention of the audience. See note 22:3.your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’

28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’17:28 This is probably a quote from the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’17:28 This is probably a quote from the poem “Phainomena” by the Cilician philosopher Aratus.

28‘In him we live and move and exist.’ As some of your own poets have also said, ‘We are his children.’