Acts 17:26-30
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Lexical notes
- The word translated as "offspring" in verses 28 and 29 is the Greek genos, a cousin of the English words "genus" and "genetic." The Greek word can mean not just "children" or "descendants," but also "type" or "kind," as in Matthew 13:47 or 1 Corinthians 14:10.
Exegesis
- The context of verses 28 and 29 as well as Paul's use of the word genos in verses 28 and 29 strongly suggest that humans are God's children in more than a symbolic or philosophical sense. Paul's words go beyond saying that people were created by God, but that they are in some way the same type of creature as God is. If we were to see God, Paul suggests in verse 29, we wouldn't see a statue but rather someone very much like ourselves.
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