Kisah Para Rasul 14:17

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

namun Ia bukan tidak menyatakan diri-Nya dengan berbagai-bagai kebajikan, yaitu dengan menurunkan hujan dari langit dan dengan memberikan musim-musim subur bagi kamu. Ia memuaskan hatimu dengan makanan dan kegembiraan."

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
namun Ia bukan tidak menyatakan diri-Nya dengan berbagai-bagai kebajikan, yaitu dengan menurunkan hujan dari langit dan dengan memberikan musim-musim subur bagi kamu. Ia memuaskan hatimu dengan makanan dan kegembiraan."

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
meskipun Ia menyatakan diri-Nya sendiri dengan berbuat kebajikan, dan mengaruniakan kamu hujan dari langit dan musim buah-buahan yang mewah, sambil memuaskan hatimu dengan makanan dan kesukaan."

Contextual Overview

⁸ And there sate a certayne man at Lystra, weake in his feete, beyng a creple from his mothers wombe, and neuer had walked. ⁹ The same hearde Paul speake: which beholdyng hym, and perceauyng that he had sayth to be whole, ¹⁰ Sayde with a loude voyce: stande vpryght on thy feete. And he start vp, and walked. ¹¹ And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lyft vp their voyces, saying in the speache of Lycaonia: Gods are come downe to vs in the lykenesse of men. ¹² And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chiefe speaker. ¹³ Then Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought oxen and garlandes vnto the doore, and woulde haue done sacrifice with the people. ¹⁴ Which when the Apostles, Barnabas & Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying, ¹⁵ And saying: Sirs, why do ye these thynges? We are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preach vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities, vnto the lyuyng God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all thynges that are therin. ¹⁶ The which in tymes past suffred all nations to walke in their owne wayes. ¹⁷ Neuerthelesse, he left not hym selfe without witnesse, in that he shewed his benefites from heauen, in geuyng vs rayne and fruitefull seasons, fillyng our heartes with foode and gladnesse.

Bible Verse Review
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he left: Acts 17:27, Acts 17:28, Psalms 19:1-4, Romans 1:19, Romans 1:20

in that: Psalms 36:5-7, Psalms 52:1, Psalms 104:24-28, Psalms 145:9, Psalms 145:15, Psalms 145:16, Luke 6:35

and gave: Leviticus 26:4, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 28:12, 1 Kings 18:1, Job 5:10, Job 37:6, Job 38:26-28, Psalms 65:9-13, Psalms 68:9, Psalms 68:10, Psalms 147:7, Psalms 147:8, Isaiah 5:6, Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 14:22, Matthew 5:45, James 5:17, James 5:18

filling: Deuteronomy 8:12-14, Nehemiah 9:25, Isaiah 22:13, 1 Timothy 6:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:29 - to you Genesis 25:6 - gifts Leviticus 26:5 - eat your Deuteronomy 10:18 - loveth Deuteronomy 33:14 - the precious Job 22:18 - he filled Job 36:31 - he giveth Psalms 33:5 - earth Psalms 65:13 - pastures Psalms 74:17 - made summer Psalms 104:13 - watereth Psalms 107:37 - which may Ecclesiastes 2:24 - nothing Isaiah 40:21 - General Luke 12:16 - The ground John 1:10 - was in John 5:17 - My Acts 17:25 - seeing

Cross-References

Judges 11:34
When Iephthah came to Misphah vnto his house, see, his daughter came out agaynst him with timbrelles and daunces, which was his onely chylde: so that beside her, he had neither sonne nor daughter.

1 Samuel 18:6
And as they came againe when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dausing, to meete king Saul, with timbrels, with ioy, and with [instrumentes of] musicke.

2 Samuel 18:18
And this Absalom yet in his lyfe time toke and reared vp a piller, whiche is in the kinges dale: For he sayd, I haue no sonne to kepe my name in remembraunce, and he called the piller after his owne name, and it is called vnto this day Absaloms place.

Proverbs 14:20
The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

Proverbs 19:4
Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.

Hebrews 7:1
For this Melchisedech kyng of Salem, priest of the most hye God, who met Abraham returnyng from the slaughter of the kynges, and blessed hym:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness,.... Of his kindness and goodness to them, during this long interval and period of time; for they had not the written law, yet they were not destitute of the law of nature; and had, besides, many instances of providential goodness, by which they might have known God: and should have been thankful to him, and glorified him as God, and not have worshipped the idols of their own hands; the goodness of God should have led them to repentance, and not have been abused to so many wicked purposes as it had been:

in that he did good; in a providential way, to persons very undeserving of it, of which some particular instances follow:

and gave us rain from heaven, which none of the gods of the Gentiles could, do, Jeremiah 14:22. So מפתח גשמים, "the key of rains", is by the Jews a said to be one of the keys which God has in his own hands, and which he does not commit to any other: and a wonderful blessing is this to mankind, and which God gives to the just and to the unjust, and did give to the ignorant and idolatrous Gentiles. Beza's most ancient copy, and four other ancient copies of his, and some others, read "you", instead of "us"; which reading seems most agreeable:

and fruitful seasons; spring, summer, harvest, and autumn, at which several times, different fruits of the earth appear:

filling our hearts with food and gladness; giving a sufficiency of food, and even an abundance of it, and that for pleasure and delight, as well as for support and refreshment: the Syriac version reads, "their hearts"; some copies read, "your hearts".

a Targum Jerus. in Gen. xxx. 22. & Jon. in Deut. xxviii. 12.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless - Though he gave them no revelation.

He left not himself without witness - He gave demonstration of his existence and of his moral character.

In that he did good - By doing good. The manner in which he did it, Paul immediately specifies. Idols did not do good; they conferred no favors, and were, therefore, unworthy of confidence.

And gave us rain from heaven - Rain from above - from the clouds, Mark 8:11; Luke 9:54; Luke 17:29; Luke 21:11; John 6:31-32. Rain is one of the evidences of the goodness of God. Man could not cause it; and without it, regulated at proper intervals of time and in proper quantities, the earth would soon be one wide scene of desolation. There is scarcely anything which more certainly indicates unceasing care and wisdom than the needful and refreshing showers of rain. The sun and stars move by fixed laws, whose operation we can see and anticipate. The falling of rain is regulated by laws which We cannot trace, and it seems, therefore, to be poured, as it were, directly from God’s hollow hand, Psalms 147:8, “Who covereth the heaven with clouds; who prepareth rain for the earth.”

And fruitful seasons - Seasons when the earth produces abundance. It is remarkable, and a striking proof of the divine goodness, that so few seasons are unfruitful. The earth yields her increase; the labors of the farmer are crowned with success; and the goodness of God demands the expressions of praise. God does not forget his ancient covenant Genesis 8:22, though man forgets it, and disregards his great Benefactor.

Filling our hearts with food - The word “hearts” is used here as a Hebraism, to denote “persons” themselves; filling us with food, etc. Compare Matthew 12:40.

Gladness - Joy; comfort the comfort arising from the supply of our constantly returning needs. This is proof of everwatchful goodness. It is a demonstration at once that there is a God, and that he is good. It would be easy for God to withdraw these blessings, and leave us to want. A single word, or a single deviation from the fullness of benevolence, would blast all these comforts, and leave us to lamentation, woe, and death, Psalms 104:27-29; Psalms 145:15-16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 14:17. He left not himself without witness — Though he gave the Gentiles no revelation of his will, yet he continued to govern them by his gracious providence; doing them good in general; giving then rain to fertilize their grounds, and fruitful seasons as the result; so that grass grew for the cattle and corn for the service of man.

Filling our hearts with food — Giving as much food as could reasonably be wished, so that gladness, or general happiness, was the result. Such was the gracious provision made for man, at all times, that the economy and bounty of the Divine Being were equally evidenced by it. He never gives less than is necessary, nor more than is sufficient. His economy forbids men to waste, by going them in general no profusion. His bounty forbids them to want, by giving as much as is sufficient for all the natural wants of his creatures. By not giving too much, he prevents luxury and riot: by giving enough, he prevents discontent and misery. Thus he does mankind good, by causing his rain to descend upon the just and the unjust, and his sun to shine upon the evil, and the good. Thus he is said not to have left himself without witness: for his providential dealings are the witnesses of his being, his wisdom, and his bounty; and thus the invisible things of God, even his eternal power and Godhead, were clearly seen, being understood by the things which are made, Romans 1:20. Therefore those who continued to worship stocks and stones were without excuse. These were great and striking truths; and into what detail the apostles now went, we cannot say; but it is likely that they spoke much more than is here related, as the next verse states that, with all these sayings, they found it difficult to prevent the people from offering them sacrifice.