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 exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God's temple, displaying himself as God.

To

He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the Lord!

Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

Formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods at all.

that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

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

Ignorantly

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

You people worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.

Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say, 'He is our God.'