Acts 17:22-29

22Paul stood in the middle of the court and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious.

23As I was going through your city and looking closely at the objects you worship, I noticed an altar with this written on it: ‘To an unknown god.’ I’m telling you about the unknown god you worship.

24The God who made the universe and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn’t live in shrines made by humans,

25and he isn’t served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have.

26From one man he has made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth. He has given them the seasons of the year and the boundaries within which to live.

27He has done this so that they would look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. In fact, he is never far from any one of us.

28Certainly, we live, move, and exist because of him. As some of your poets have said, ‘We are God’s children.’

29So if we are God’s children, we shouldn’t think that the divine being is like an image made from gold, silver, or stone, an image that is the product of human imagination and skill.