# Acts 17:25

> Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

— Acts 17:25, 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

- Psalms 50:8-13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/50/8
- Genesis 2:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/2/7
- Isaiah 42:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/42/5
- Job 33:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/33/4
- Acts 17:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/28
- Romans 11:35 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/11/35
- Job 22:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/22/2
- Job 35:6-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/35/6

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/25
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).