Parallel Verses New Living Translation for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: 'To an Unknown God.' This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I'm telling you about. King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing him, him I announce to you. World English Bible For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you. Young's Literal Translation for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God -- unknown; whom, therefore -- not knowing -- ye do worship, this One I announce to you. Acts 17:23 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible17:23 I found an altar - Some suppose this was set up by Socrates, to express in a covert way his devotion to the only true God, while he derided the plurality of the heathen gods, for which he was condemned to death: and others, that whoever erected this altar, did it in honour to the God of Israel, of whom there was no image, and whose name Jehovah was never made known to the idolatrous Gentiles. Him proclaim I unto you - Thus he fixes the wandering attention of these blind philosophers; proclaiming to them an unknown, and yet not a new God. Acts 17:23 Parallel Commentaries Library The General ResurrectionBehold, I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. A n object, great in itself, and which we know to be so, will appear small to us, if we view it from a distance. The stars, for example, in our view, are but as little specks … John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2 The World Turned Upside Down Colossians 4:14 "Luke, the Beloved Physician. " Acts 17:16-17. Athens. Cross References Isaiah 45:4 "And why have I called you for this work? Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? It is for the sake of Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one. John 4:22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. Acts 17:30 "God overlooked people's ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. Jump to Previous Altar An Announce Bearing Beheld Carefully Clear Contemplating Declare Found Ignorance Ignorantly Inscribed Inscription Objects Observed Passed Passing Proclaim Revere Reverence Shrines Something UNKNOWN Walked WorshipJump to Next Altar An Announce Bearing Beheld Carefully Clear Contemplating Declare Found Ignorance Ignorantly Inscribed Inscription Objects Observed Passed Passing Proclaim Revere Reverence Shrines Something UNKNOWN Walked WorshipLinks Acts 17:23 NIVActs 17:23 NLT Acts 17:23 ESV Acts 17:23 NASB Acts 17:23 KJV Acts 17:23 Bible Apps Acts 17:23 Biblia Paralela Acts 17:23 Chinese Bible Acts 17:23 French Bible Acts 17:23 German Bible Acts 17:23 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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