As they drew near the village to which they were going, he acted as though he would be going farther,

And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

Even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor, I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in strange flesh, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.