Christian Standard Bible
Acts 14:17
17although he did not leave himself without a witness, since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”
Acts 14:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Context of Acts 14:17
15“People! Why are you doing these things? We are people also, just like you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. 16In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way, although he did not leave himself without a witness, since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.” 18Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them. 19Some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.
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καίτοι οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὐτὸν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθουργῶν, οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους, ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neverthelessκαίτοιγεkaitoige · and yet/althoughG2544
- he leftἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
- notοὐou · noG3756
- himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- without witnessἀμάρτυροςamarturos · without witnessG267
- in that he did goodἀγαθοποιέωagathopoieō · to do goodG15
- and gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- rainὑετόςhuetos · rainG5205
- from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothen · from heavenG3771
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- fruitfulκαρποφόροςkarpophoros · fruitbearingG2593
- fillingἐμπίμπλημιempiplēmi emplēthō · to fill upG1705
- heartsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- with foodτροφήtrophē · foodG5160
- gladnessεὐφροσύνηeuphrosunē · joyG2167
- ·καιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
Cross-references for Acts 14:17
- Acts 17:27He did this so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands.
- Romans 1:19since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.
- Psalms 36:5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalms 52:1Why boast about evil, you hero! God’s faithful love is constant.
- Psalms 104:24How countless are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
- Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to everyone; his compassion rests on all he has made.
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High. For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
- Leviticus 26:4I will give you rain at the right time, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
- Deuteronomy 11:14I will provide rain for your land in the proper time, the autumn and spring rains, and you will harvest your grain, new wine, and fresh oil.
- Deuteronomy 28:12The Lord will open for you his abundant storehouse, the sky, to give your land rain in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
- 1 Kings 18:1After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.”
- Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
- Job 37:6For he says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,” and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,
- Job 38:26to bring rain on an uninhabited land, on a desert with no human life,
- Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God’s stream is filled with water, for you prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain.
Commentaries on Acts 14:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He left not himself without witness - Though he gave the Gentiles no revelation of his will, yet he continued to govern them by his gracious providence; doing them good in general; giving then rain to fertilize their grounds, and fruitful seasons as the result; so that grass grew for the cattle and corn for the service of man. Filling our hearts with food - Giving as much food as could reasonably be wished, so that gladness, or general happiness, was the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Nevertheless - Though he gave them no revelation. He left not himself without witness - He gave demonstration of his existence and of his moral character. In that he did good - By doing good. The manner in which he did it, Paul immediately specifies. Idols did not do good; they conferred no favors, and were, therefore, unworthy of confidence. And gave us rain from heaven - Rain from above - from the clouds, Mark 8:11; Luke 9:54; Luke 17:29; Luke 21:11…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the dominion of sinful habits since formed; we shall be made able to stand upright and walk cheerfully in the ways of the Lord. When Christ, the Son of God, appeared in the likeness of men, and did many miracles, men were so far from doing sacrifice to him, that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18The apostles opposed the people's worship of idols and their attempt to offer sacrifices to them. They directed the people's worship to the living God. The apostles were representatives of God as they shared the good news of the Christian message.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. when ... Barnabas and Paul heard--Barnabas is put first here, apparently as having been styled the "Jupiter" of the company. they rent their clothes and ran in--rather (according to the true reading), "ran forth." among the people, crying out ... Sirs, why do ye these things?--This was something more than that abhorrence of idolatry which took possession of the Jews as a nation from the time of the Babylonish captivity: it was that delicate…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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