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# the world
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In the most general sense, the "world" refers to the heavens and the earth and everything in them.
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# since he is Lord
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"because he is the Lord." Here "he" is referring to the unknown god mentioned in [Acts 17:23 ](../17/23.md ) that Paul is explaining is the Lord God.
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# of heaven and earth
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The words "heaven" and "earth" are used together to mean all beings and things in heaven and earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
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# built with hands
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Here "hands" stands for people. Alternate translation: "built by the hands of people" or "that people built" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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