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Therefore, being offspring of God, we ought not to consider the Divine Being to be like to gold or to silver or to stone, a graven thing of man’s craft and imagination.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
being To begin, am, exist, to be in possession. V-PPA-NMP H5225 ὑπάρχοντες uparchontes
Therefore, Therefore, then. Conj H3767 οὖν oun
of God, (a) God, (b) a god, generally. N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou
Analysis:

God God God
we ought To owe, ought. V-PIA-1P H3784 ὀφείλομεν opheilomen
to consider To practice, hold by custom; to deem, think, consider, suppose. V-PNA H3543 νομίζειν nomizein
Divine Being Divine; the Deity. Adj-ANS H2304 θεῖον theion
like Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. Adj-ANS H3664 ὅμοιον omoion
to gold Gold, anything made of gold, a gold coin. N-DMS H5557 χρυσῷ chrusō
or Or, than. Conj H2228 ἢ ē
to silver Silver as a metal. N-DMS H696 ἀργύρῳ argurō
or Or, than. Conj H2228 ἢ ē
to stone, A stone; of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. N-DMS H3037 λίθῳ lithō
a graven thing Sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. N-DNS H5480 χαράγματι charagmati
craft Art, skill, trade, craft. N-GFS H5078 τέχνης technēs
imagination. Inward thought, reflection, plural: thoughts. N-GFS H1761 ἐνθυμήσεως enthumēseōs
of man’s A man, one of the human race. N-GMS H444 ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou

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Berean Bible Therefore, being offspring of God, we ought not to consider the Divine Being to be like to gold or to silver or to stone, a graven thing of man’s craft and imagination.
King James Bible Therefore, being Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to consider think that the Divine Being to be Godhead is like to gold unto gold, or to silver silver, or to stone, a graven thing of man’s craft by art and imagination.man's device.
Hebrew Greek English Therefore, being offspring "Being then the children of God, we ought not to consider think that the Divine Being to be Nature is like to gold or to silver or to stone, a graven thing of man’s craft an image formed by the art and imagination.thought of man.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore, being offspring "Being then the children of God, we ought not to consider think that the Divine Being to be Nature is like to gold or to silver or to stone, a graven thing of man’s craft an image formed by the art and imagination.thought of man.