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Acts 17:16
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Acts 17:16
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Paul in Athens
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in (A)Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he observed that the city was full of idols.
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Acts 17:16
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Acts 17:16
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In Athens
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
Acts 17:16
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Acts 17:16
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16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
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Acts 17:21-34
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Acts 17:21-34
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21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers (A)visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
Sermon on Mars Hill
22 So Paul stood in the midst of the [a]Areopagus and said, “Men of (B)Athens, I see that you are very (C)religious in all respects. 23 For while I was passing through and examining the (D)objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore, what (E)you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. 24 (F)The God who made the world and everything that is in it, since He is (G)Lord of heaven and earth, does not (H)dwell in temples made by hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, (I)as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and (J)He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having (K)determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might feel around for Him and find Him, (L)though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for (M)in Him we live and move and [b]exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’ 29 Therefore, since we are the descendants of God, we (N)ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought. 30 So having (O)overlooked (P)the times of ignorance, God is (Q)now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent, 31 because He has set (R)a day on which (S)He will judge [c](T)the world in righteousness [d]through a Man whom He has (U)appointed, having furnished proof to all people [e]by (V)raising Him from the dead.”
32 Now when they heard of (W)the resurrection of the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, “We shall hear from you [f]again concerning this.” 33 So Paul went out from among them. 34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the (X)Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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- Acts 17:22 Or the Council of the Areopagus
- Acts 17:28 Lit are
- Acts 17:31 Lit the inhabited earth
- Acts 17:31 Lit by; or in
- Acts 17:31 Or when He raised
- Acts 17:32 Lit also again
Acts 17:21-34
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Acts 17:21-34
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21 (All the Athenians(A) and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus(B) and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.(C) 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(D)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(E) is the Lord of heaven and earth(F) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(G) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(H) 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(I) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(J) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](K) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(L) 30 In the past God overlooked(M) such ignorance,(N) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(O) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(P) the world with justice(Q) by the man he has appointed.(R) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(S)
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead,(T) some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus,(U) also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
Footnotes
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
Acts 17:21-34
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Acts 17:21-34
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21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 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.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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Acts 18:1
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Acts 18:1
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Acts 18:1
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Acts 18:1
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Acts 18:1
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Acts 18:1
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18 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
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1 Thessalonians 3:1
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1 Thessalonians 3:1
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Encouragement of Timothy’s Visit
3 Therefore, (A)when we could no longer endure it, we thought it best to be left behind, alone at (B)Athens,
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1 Thessalonians 3:1
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3 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
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