| 29. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 17:29:1 ⧉γένοςyenosoffspring Acts 17:29:2 ⧉οὖνoonthen Acts 17:29:3 ⧉ὑπάρχοντεςeeparkhontesbeing Acts 17:29:4 ⧉τοῦtooof the Acts 17:29:5 ⧉θεοῦtheooGod Acts 17:29:6 ⧉οὐκooknot Acts 17:29:7 ⧉ὀφείλομενofeelomenwe ought Acts 17:29:8 ⧉νομίζεινnomeezeento think Acts 17:29:9 ⧉χρυσῷkhreesogold Acts 17:29:10 ⧉ἢeeor Acts 17:29:11 ⧉ἀργύρῳaryeerosilver Acts 17:29:12 ⧉ἢeeor Acts 17:29:13 ⧉λίθῳleethostone Acts 17:29:14 ⧉χαράγματιkharaghmateean image Acts 17:29:15 ⧉τέχνηςtekhneesof art Acts 17:29:16 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 17:29:17 ⧉ἐνθυμήσεωςenthimeeseosof imagination Acts 17:29:18 ⧉ἀνθρώπουanthropooof man Acts 17:29:19 ⧉τὸtothe Acts 17:29:20 ⧉θεῖονtheeonthe divine being Acts 17:29:21 ⧉εἶναιeeneto be Acts 17:29:22 ⧉ὅμοιονomeeonlike |
| 29. Formal Translation Therefore, being offspring of God {Theos, Creator Of All}, we ought not to think that the divine is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the skill and imagination of man. |
| 29. Dynamic Translation So then, since we are God’s {Theos, Personal Father} offspring, we should not imagine that the divine is anything like gold, silver, or stone—something shaped by human skill or ideas. |