Kisah Para Rasul 17:25

17:25 nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, ¹  because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. ² 

Kisah Para Rasul 17:29

17:29 So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity ³  is like gold or silver or stone, an image ⁴  made by human ⁵  skill ⁶  and imagination. ⁷ 

[17:25]  ¹ tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”

[17:25]  ² tn Grk “he himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.”

[17:29]  ³ tn Or “the divine being.” BDAG 446 s.v. θεῖος 1.b has “divine being, divinity” here.

[17:29]  ⁴ tn Or “a likeness.” Again idolatry is directly attacked as an affront to God and a devaluation of him.

[17:29]  ⁵ tn Grk “by the skill and imagination of man,” but ἀνθρώπου (anqrwpou) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[17:29]  ⁶ tn Or “craftsmanship” (cf. BDAG 1001 s.v. τέχνη).

[17:29]  ⁷ tn Or “thought.” BDAG 336 s.v. ἐνθύμησις has “thought, reflection, idea” as the category of meaning here, but in terms of creativity (as in the context) the imaginative faculty is in view.