Acts 17:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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: ”

• Acts 17:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  That they should seek the Lord - Greek: to seek the Lord. The design of thus placing them on the earth - of gang them their habitation among his works - was, that they should contemplate his wisd...

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• Acts 17:27 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might (p) feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: (p) For as blind men we could not seek out God except by groping, bef...

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• Acts 17:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Paul's Speech to the Areopagus. He opens with a compliment to the religiosity of the Athenians. He has walked up and down the city and marked the many objects of worship; he has also found an altar...

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• Acts 17:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  That they should seek . To seek. the Lord . The texts read "God". if . App-118. haply . at least. feel after . grope for. Greek. pselaphao. Only here, Luke 24:39 ; Hebrews 12:18 ; 1 Joh...

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• Acts 17:27 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  − 27. That they might seek God. This sentence hath two members; to wit, that it is man’s duty to seek God; secondly, that God himself cometh forth to meet us, and doth show himself by such m...

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• Acts 17:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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: That they should seek the Lord - This is a conclusion drawn from the prece...

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• Acts 17:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  That they should seek the Lord,— Dr. Heylin renders this verse, That they should seek God so as to feel and find him: who is indeed already not far from any of us. The word 'Ει, here, says he, is...

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• Acts 17:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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: That they should seek the Lord - ('seek God' is the much better su...

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• Acts 17:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Second Missionary Journey (continued) 1-15. Thessalonica and Berœa. 1. Amphipolis] 32 m. W. of Philippi. Apollonia ] 30 m. W. of Amphipolis. Thessalonica ] now Salonika, was the capital of the...

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• Acts 17:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him. — The word for “feel after” expresses strictly the act of groping in the dark. From the Apostle’s point of view, anticipating...

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• Acts 17:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 12 ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA. Acts 16:29-31 ; Acts 17:1-2 ; Acts 17:10 TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels. He had passed diagonally right through Asia...

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• Acts 17:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the One Living and True God Acts 17:22-34 The gospel preacher must avail himself of any circumstance in his surroundings that will enable him to arrest the attention of his audience. He must me...

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• Acts 17:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  At Thessalonica and Berea the apostle visited the synagogues, and again in each case persecution arose from the Jews. A sentence which fell from the lips of the leader of the mob shows with what rapi...

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• Acts 17:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. (23) For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar wi...

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• Acts 17:27 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE NEARNESS OF GOD ‘He is not far from each one of us.’ Acts 17:27 (R.V.) The words are taken from the great speech of St. Paul to the ‘men of Athens.’ Standing on Mars’ hill, in the metrop...

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• Acts 17:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  That they should seek the Lord ,.... Or "God", as the Alexandrian copy and others, and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions read; their Creator, and kind Benefactor, and who has appointe...

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• Acts 17:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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: Ver. 27. They might feel after him ] Grope after him, as blind men, ψη...

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• Acts 17:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  That they should seek , &c. As if he had said, This most wise and free government of the nations of men, God carries on through all ages for this purpose, that they may be led to seek the Lor...

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• Acts 17:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  From Philippi Paul and his company travelled westward in Greece to Thessalonica (also in Macedonia). A Jewish synagogue being there, they attended this for three sabbath days, reasoning with the Jews...

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• Acts 17:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Paul at Athens.       22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are t...

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• Acts 17:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  That they should seek the Lord: the apostle tells these philosophers, to whom he spake, the true use of their philosophy, to improve their knowledge of natural things, to beget in them by it an adm...

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• Acts 17:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Effective Ministry in Athens (17:15-34). His Berean guides saw Paul safely to Athens. This had not been where he was originally aiming for. After Thessalonica his intention had probably been to pr...

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• Acts 17:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 17:22 . Too superstitions .—Somewhat superstitious (R.V.); better, more god-fearing , more religious ( sc. , than others)— i.e. , unusually religious; though the word has...

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• Acts 17:27 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Acts 17:26-31 St. Paul at Athens. I. The Jewish nation had existed to be a witness for this universal fellowship among the nations. It had existed as a witness against that which tended to divide...

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• Acts 17:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Acts 17:1 . When they had passed through Amphipolis. Boiste adds the Roman name Emboli. It was built by Simon, the Athenian commander. It stood on an island formed in the river Strymon, and was...

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• Acts 17:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athena Paul at Athens I. The place which the apostle visited. Athens. II. The feelings of which he was the subject. Not of admiration at the ma...

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• Acts 17:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Acts 17:1 Amphipolis . This was the ancient capital of that division of Macedonia (Macedonia Prima); see Acts 16:12 , note. It was situated on the Via Egnatia, thirty-four mil...

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• Acts 17:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The first part of Paul's speech:

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• Acts 17:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 8:27 ; Acts 14:17 ; Acts 15:17 ; Jeremiah 23:23 ; Jeremiah 23:24 ; Psalms 139:1-13 ; Psalms 19:1-6 ; Romans 1:20 ; Romans 2:4

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• Acts 17:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  If haply — The way is open; God is ready to be found. But he will lay no force upon man; they might feel after him — This is in the midst between seeking and finding. Feeling being the lowest and g...

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