Acts 17:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I was going through your city and I saw the things you worship. I found an altar that had these words written on it: ‘to an unknown god.’ You worship a god that you don’t know. This is the God I want to tell you about.

Cross References

John 4:22

You Samaritans worship something you don’t understand. We Jews understand what we worship, since salvation comes from the Jews.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: that people can know you, the only true God, and that they can know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

John 17:25

Father, you are the one who always does what is right. The world does not know you, but I know you, and these followers of mine know that you sent me.

1 Corinthians 1:21

This is what God in his wisdom decided: Since the world did not find him through its own wisdom, he used the message that sounds foolish to save those who believe it.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking. And so they do what they should not do.

Acts 17:30

In the past people did not understand God, and he overlooked this. But now he is telling everyone in the world to change and turn to him.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. So now we can know the one who is true, and we live in that true God. We are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and he is eternal life.

1 Timothy 1:17

Honor and glory to the King who rules forever. He cannot be destroyed and cannot be seen. Honor and glory forever and ever to the only God. Amen.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will stand against and put himself above everything that people worship or think is worthy of worship. He will even go into God’s Temple and sit there, claiming that he is God.

Ephesians 2:12

Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel, and you did not know about the agreements with the promises that God made to his people. You had no hope, and you did not know God.

1 Corinthians 8:5

It’s really not important if there are things called gods in heaven or on earth—and there are many of these “gods” and “lords” out there.

John 8:54

Jesus answered, “If I give honor to myself, that honor is worth nothing. The one who gives me honor is my Father. And you say that he is your God.

Matthew 15:9

Their worship of me is worthless. The things they teach are only human rules.’” Isaiah 29:13

Psalm 147:20

He did not do this for any other nation. He did not teach his laws to other people. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I said nothing. So you thought that I was just like you. But I will not be quiet any longer. I will correct you and make clear what I have against you.

Isaiah 45:4

I do this for my servant, Jacob. I do it for my chosen people, Israel. Cyrus, I am calling you by name. You don’t know me, but I know you.