# Acts 17:24

> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

— Acts 17:24, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Athens** (Achaia · today Athens) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/athens

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- 1 Kings 8:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/8/27
- Deuteronomy 10:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/10/14
- Acts 7:48 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/48
- Isaiah 66:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/66/1
- 2 Chronicles 6:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/6/18
- Matthew 11:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/11/25
- Psalms 115:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/115/16
- 2 Chronicles 2:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/2/6

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/24
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).