These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Acts 17:30 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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), American Standard Version (1901) The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: Common English Bible God overlooks ignorance of these things in times past, but now directs everyone everywhere to change their hearts and lives. Catholic Public Domain Version And indeed, God, having looked down to see the ignorance of these times, has now announced to men that everyone everywhere should do penance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should every where do penance. |
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come.
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.
From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.
Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this set I forth unto you.
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, by his blood, to shew his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries: