Acts 17:28

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Cross-reference

Acts 17:25 Parallel

Acts 17:25 immediately precedes this, stating God gives life and breath — the basis for living and moving in Him.

Acts 14:17 Parallel

Acts 14:17 shows Paul's consistent message: God provides rains and seasons, demonstrating His nearness and care to all.

Job 12:10 Parallel

Job 12:10 directly states God holds the life and breath of all, matching Paul's declaration that in Him we live.

Psalm 36:9 Related theme

Psalm 36:9 calls God the fountain of life, echoing Paul's point that our existence depends on Him.

Luke 3:38 Parallel

Luke 3:38 traces Adam as 'son of God' — the basis for Paul's claim that we are God's offspring.

Luke 20:38 Related theme

Luke 20:38 states all live to God, reinforcing Paul's claim that our being is in Him.

Colossians 1:17 says Christ holds all things together — the same sustaining power Paul attributes to God.

Hebrews 1:3 Parallel

Hebrews 1:3 says Christ sustains all things by his word — directly matching 'in him we live and move'.

Genesis 1:26 says man is made in God's image — the foundation for being called his offspring.

Deuteronomy 30:20 calls the Lord 'your life' — a direct parallel to Paul's statement that in God we live.

Romans 11:36 declares that all things are from, through, and to God — echoing the same dependence Paul describes.

1 Corinthians 8:6 states that all things are from God and we exist for Him — directly parallel to 'in him we live and move'.

Titus 1:12 Parallel

Titus 1:12 shows Paul citing a Greek poet (Epimenides) — the same method he uses here with Aratus.

John 5:26 Related theme

John 5:26 says the Son has life in Himself, connecting to the source of life Paul attributes to God.

John 11:25 Related theme

John 11:25 declares Jesus as the life — the same source of life Paul attributes to God.

Psalm 66:9 Related theme

Psalm 66:9 acknowledges God preserves life, similar to Paul's 'in Him we live' but focused on protection.