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

To

Ignorantly

John 8:54

Bible References

Devotions

And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of creeping things, and of quadrupeds.

For also though they are called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon the earth, (for there are many gods, and many lords,)

Who being opposed and lifted up above all called God, or which is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

To

He did not thus to every nation: and judgments they knew them not Praise ye Jah.

And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world, being understood by things made, are inspected, truly both his eternal power and divinity; so that they are inexcusable:

For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was contented by the foolishness of proclaiming to save them believing.

In whom the God of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the enlightening of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.

But then truly, not having known God, ye were in a servile condition to them not being gods by nature.

That ye were in that time without Christy alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners from the covenants of solemn promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

And to the King of times, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, honour and glory for the times of times. Amen.)

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, and we know him true, and we are in him true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Ignorantly

Therefore truly, God having overlooked the times of ignorance, now announces to all men everywhere to repent:

These things thou didst and I was silent; thou thoughtest, being, I shall be like to thee: I will reprove thee, and I will set it in order before thine eyes.

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

Ye worship what ye know not: we worship what we know: for salvation is of the Jews.

Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father honouring me; whom ye say, that he is your God: