Acts 17:23

American Standard Version (1901)

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 I set forth unto you.

Cross References

John 4:22

Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

John 17:3

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

John 17:25

O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;

1 Corinthians 1:21

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

Romans 1:28

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;

Acts 17:30

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

1 Timothy 1:17

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.

Ephesians 2:12

that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

1 Corinthians 8:5

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;

John 8:54

Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;

Matthew 15:9

But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

Psalm 147:20

He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 50:21

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Isaiah 45:4

For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.