Verse 30
Acts 17:30
New Living Translation
30
“God (Elohim) 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.
Original Language Text
greek
τοὺς μὲν οὖν χρόνους τῆς ἀγνοίας ὑπεριδὼν ὁ θεὸς τὰ νῦν ⸀παραγγέλλει τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ⸀πάντας πανταχοῦ μετανοεῖν,
English Translation
Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica,...
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As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the...
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He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said,...
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Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God (Elohim)...
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But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form...
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Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them...
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And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they p...
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The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.
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So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.
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10
That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to th...
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And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly...
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As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
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But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God (Elohim) in Berea...
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The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
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15
Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructi...
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16
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere...
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17
He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God (Elohim)-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke...
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18
He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Yash...
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19
Then they took him to the high council of the city. “Come and tell us about this new teaching,” they...
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20
“You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it’s all about.”
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(It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend a...
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So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you a...
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for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on i...
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“He is the God (Elohim) who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and eart...
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and human hands can’t serve his needs — for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to eve...
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From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they...
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“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God (Elohim) and perhaps feel their way toward him an...
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For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
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And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God (Elohim) as an idol designed by craftsmen from gol...
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“God (Elohim) overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands...
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For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved t...
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When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others...
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That ended Paul’s discussion with them,
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but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woma...
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