Berean Standard Bible
“God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.”
Paul has just explained that God made all nations and set their times and places. Now he states God's purpose in doing so, speaking to philosophers who debated whether the divine could be known at all.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
World English Bible (WEB)
that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
King James Version (KJV)
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
American Standard Version (ASV)
that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find, -- though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Para que buscasen á Dios, si en alguna manera, palpando, le hallen; aunque cierto no está lejos de cada uno de nosotros:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En todo esto, el propósito de Dios era que las naciones lo buscaran y, quizás palpando, descubrieran el camino donde se le pudiera hallar. Pero él no está lejos de ninguno de nosotros,
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