Acts 17:30 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)30 Now God made allowance for the times when people were still uninformed [about His complete will], but now [in the Gospel age] He requires all people everywhere to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176930 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition30 Such [former] ages of ignorance God, it is true, ignored and allowed to pass unnoticed; but now He charges all people everywhere to repent (to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins), Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible30 God overlooks ignorance of these things in times past, but now directs everyone everywhere to change their hearts and lives. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version30 And indeed, God, having looked down to see the ignorance of these times, has now announced to men that everyone everywhere should do penance. Ver Capítulo |
So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, “[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life.”