Acts 17:23

God's Word

As I was going through your city and looking closely at the objects you worship, I noticed an altar with this written on it: ‘To an unknown god.’ I’m telling you about the unknown god you worship.

Cross References

John 4:22

You don’t know what you’re worshiping. We ⌞Jews⌟ know what we’re worshiping, because salvation comes from the Jews.

John 17:3

This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

John 17:25

Father, you have done what is right and the world didn’t know you. Yet, I knew you, and these ⌞disciples⌟ have known that you sent me.

1 Corinthians 1:21

The world with its wisdom was unable to recognize God in terms of his own wisdom. So God decided to use the nonsense of the Good News we speak to save those who believe.

Romans 1:28

And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. So they do these indecent things.

Acts 17:30

“God overlooked the times when people didn’t know any better. But now he commands everyone everywhere to turn to him and change the way they think and act.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we know the real God. We are in the one who is real, his Son Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the real God and eternal life.

1 Timothy 1:17

Worship and glory belong forever to the eternal king, the immortal, invisible, and only God. Amen.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He opposes every so-called god or anything that is worshiped and places himself above them, sitting in God’s temple and claiming to be God.

Ephesians 2:12

Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges  ⌞God made in his⌟ promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.

1 Corinthians 8:5

People may say that there are gods in heaven and on earth—many gods and many lords, as they would call them.

John 8:54

Jesus said, “If I bring glory to myself, my glory is nothing. My Father is the one who gives me glory, and you say that he is your God.

Matthew 15:9

Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.’ ”

Psalm 147:20

He has done nothing like this for any other nation. The other nations do not know the decisions he has handed down. Hallelujah!

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I remained silent. ⌞That⌟ made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.

Isaiah 45:4

For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I have called you by name. I have given you a title of honor, although you don’t know me.