Acts 17:23
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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.For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
In other translations
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.For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
Greek words
διερχόμενοςdierchomenosPassing throughG1330γὰρgarforG1063καὶkaiandG2532ἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnbeholdingG333τὰtatheG3588σεβάσματαsebasmataobjects of worshipG4574ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771εὗρονheuronI foundG2147καὶkaievenG2532βωμὸνbōmonan altarG1041ἐνenonG1722ᾧhōwhichG3739ἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptohad been inscribed:G1924ἀγνώστῳagnōstōTo an unknownG57θεῷ.theōGod.G2316ὃhowhomG3739οὖνounthereforeG3767ἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesnot knowingG50εὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteyou worship,G2151τοῦτοtoutoHimG3778ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473καταγγέλλωkatangellōproclaimG2605ὑμῖν.huminto you.G4771
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- Galatians 4:8-98 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- John 4:22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
- John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- John 17:25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
- Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
- Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- 1 Corinthians 1:21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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