Acts 17:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

For as I passed by, and behelde your deuotions, I founde an altar wherein was written, Vnto The Vnknowen God. Whome yee then ignorantly worship, him shewe I vnto you.

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  • John 4:22 : 22 Ye worship that which ye knowe not: we worship that which we knowe: for saluation is of the Iewes.
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but nowe hee admonisheth all men euery where to repent,
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternall, that they knowe thee to be the onely very God, and whom thou hast sent, Iesus Christ.
  • Gal 4:8-9 : 8 But euen then, when ye knewe not God, yee did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not gods: 9 But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?
  • 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 Which is an aduersarie, and exalteth him selfe against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he doeth sit as God in the Temple of God, shewing him selfe that he is God.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 But we know that that Sone of God is come, & hath giue vs a mind to know him, which is true: & we are in him that is true, that is, in that his Sone Iesus Christ: this same is that very God, and that eternal life.
  • 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Nowe vnto the King euerlasting, immortall, inuisible, vnto God onely wise, be honour and glorie, for euer, and euer, Amen.
  • Eph 2:12 : 12 That ye were, I say, at that time without Christ, and were alients from the common wealth of Israel, and were strangers from the couenants of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in the world.
  • John 17:25 : 25 O righteous Father, the worlde also hath not knowen thee, but I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen, that thou hast sent me.
  • Rom 1:20-25 : 20 For the inuisible things of him, that is, his eternal power & Godhead, are seene by ye creation of the worlde, being considered in his workes, to the intent that they should be without excuse: 21 Because that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse. 22 When they professed themselues to be wise, they became fooles. 23 For they turned the glorie of the incorruptible God to the similitude of the image of a corruptible man, and of birdes, and foure footed beastes, and of creeping things. 24 Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues: 25 Which turned the trueth of God vnto a lie, and worshipped and serued the creature, forsaking the Creator, which is blessed for euer, Amen.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient,
  • 1 Cor 1:21 : 21 For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:
  • 1 Cor 8:5 : 5 For though there bee that are called gods, whether in heauen, or in earth (as there be many gods, and many lords)
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them. 5 For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lorde, and our selues your seruaunts for Iesus sake. 6 For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.
  • John 8:54 : 54 Iesus answered, If I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing worth: it is my Father that honoureth me, whome ye say, that hee is your God.
  • Ps 50:21 : 21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue: therefore thou thoughtest that I was like thee: but I will reproue thee, and set them in order before thee.
  • Ps 147:20 : 20 He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.
  • Matt 15:9 : 9 But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

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  • Acts 17:15-22
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    15And they that did conduct Paul, brought him vnto Athens: and when they had receiued a commaundement vnto Silas and Timotheus that they shoulde come to him at once, they departed.

    16Nowe while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirite was stirred in him, when hee sawe the citie subiect to idolatrie.

    17Therefore he disputed in the Synagogue with the Iewes, and with them that were religious, and in the market daily with whomesoeuer he met.

    18Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes, disputed with him, and some sayde, What will this babler say? Others sayde, He seemeth to be a setter forth of straunge gods (because hee preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.)

    19And they tooke him, and brought him into Mars streete, saying, May we not know, what this newe doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

    20For thou bringest certaine strange thinges vnto our eares: we woulde knowe therefore, what these things meane.

    21For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.

    22Then Paul stoode in the mids of Mars streete, and sayde, Yee men of Athens, I perceiue that in all things yee are too superstitious.

  • Acts 17:24-25
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    24God that made the worlde, and all things that are therein, seeing that he is Lorde of heaue and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands,

    25Neither is worshipped with mens handes, as though he needed any thing, seeing hee giueth to all life and breath and all things,

  • Acts 14:11-16
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    11Then when the people sawe what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in ye speach of Lycaonia, Gods are come downe to vs in the likenesse of men.

    12And they called Barnabas, Iupiter: and Paul, Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.

    13Then Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought bulles with garlands vnto the gates, & would haue sacrificed with the people.

    14But when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul heard it, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying,

    15And saying, O men, why doe yee these things? We are euen men subiect to the like passions that yee be, and preache vnto you, that yee shoulde turne from these vaine things vnto the liuing God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all things that in them are:

    16Who in times past suffered all the Gentiles to walke in their owne waies.

  • Gal 4:8
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    8But euen then, when ye knewe not God, yee did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not gods:

  • Acts 19:25-27
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    25Whom he called together, with the workemen of like things, and saide, Syrs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue our goods:

    26Moreouer ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded, and turned away much people, saying, That they be not gods which are made with handes.

    27So that not onely this thing is dangerous vnto vs, that this our portion shall be reproued, but also that the temple of the great goddesse Diana should be nothing esteemed, and that it would come to passe that her magnificence, which all Asia & the world worshippeth, should be destroyed.

  • Acts 17:27-30
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    27That they shoulde seeke the Lorde, if so be they might haue groped after him, and founde him though doubtlesse he be not farre from euery one of vs.

    28For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as also certaine of your owne Poets haue sayd, for we are also his generation.

    29Forasmuch then, as we are the generation of God, we ought not to thinke that ye Godhead is like vnto gold, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte and the inuention of man.

    30And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but nowe hee admonisheth all men euery where to repent,

  • Acts 24:11
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    11Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.

  • Acts 19:37
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    37For yee haue brought hither these men, which haue neither committed sacrilege, neither doe blaspheme your goddesse.

  • 1 Thess 1:9
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    9For they themselues shew of vs what maner of entring in we had vnto you, and how ye turned to God from idoles, to serue the liuing and true God,

  • Acts 3:17
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    17And now brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your gouernours.

  • Acts 19:35
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    35Then the towne clearke when hee had stayed the people, saide, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not howe that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image, which came downe from Iupiter?

  • Acts 21:28-29
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    28Crying, Men of Israel, helpe: this is the man that teacheth all men euery where against the people, and the Lawe, and this place: moreouer, he hath brought Grecians into the Temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

    29For they had seene before Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the citie, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the Temple.

  • Rom 1:19-21
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    19Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto them.

    20For the inuisible things of him, that is, his eternal power & Godhead, are seene by ye creation of the worlde, being considered in his workes, to the intent that they should be without excuse:

    21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19And when he had embraced them, hee tolde by order all things, that God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministration.

  • Acts 16:17
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    17She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13Saying, This fellow persuadeth me to worship God otherwise then the Lawe appointeth.

  • 1 Cor 12:2
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    2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, and were caried away vnto the dumme Idoles, as ye were led.

  • Rom 1:23
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    23For they turned the glorie of the incorruptible God to the similitude of the image of a corruptible man, and of birdes, and foure footed beastes, and of creeping things.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed vnto them.

  • Acts 17:1
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    1Nowe as they passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a Synagogue of the Iewes.

  • 1 Cor 14:25
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    25And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so he will fall downe on his face and worship God, and say plainely that God is in you in deede.

  • 1 Cor 3:16
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    16Knowe ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

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    22But we will heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoken against.

  • Rom 10:2
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    2For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

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    13Now my brethren, I would that ye should not be ignorant, how that I haue oftentimes purposed to come vnto you (but haue bene let hitherto) that I might haue some fruite also among you, as I haue among the other Gentiles.

  • Gal 1:22
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    22For I was vnknowen by face vnto the Churches of Iudea, which were in Christ.

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    21For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:

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    4Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed vnto idoles, we knowe that an idole is nothing in the worlde, and that there is none other God but one.

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    17This I say therefore and testifie in the Lorde, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,