Acts 17:23

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Summary

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Devotions

Romans 1:23

1 Corinthians 8:5

2 Thessalonians 2:4

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Ignorantly

Bible References

Devotions

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

For though there are gods so called, whether celestial or terrestrial, (as [of this sort] there are gods many, and lords many;)

who opposeth himself against, and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or is the object of adoration; so that he in the temple of God sitteth as God, exhibiting himself in public that he is God.

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and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah.

For from the creation of the world his invisible perfections, discoverable in the works that are made, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are inexcusable:

for since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dart its bright beams upon them.

But at that time when ye knew not God, ye served those who by nature are not gods.

that ye were at that time without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and atheists in the world:

Now to the king eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

But we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given to us understanding, that we might know the true God; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus the Messiah. HE is the true God, and the life eternal.

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These times indeed of ignorance God then overlooked; but he now commands all men in every place to repent:

But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines the commandments of men.

Ye worship ye know not what: we worship what we do know: for salvation cometh from the Jews.

Jesus answered, If I assume glory to myself, my glory is nothing: it is the Father who glorifies me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: