Acts 17:23

New International Reader's Version

As I walked around, I looked carefully at the things you worship. I even found an altar with To an Unknown God written on it. So you don’t know what you are worshiping. Now I am going to tell you about this ‘unknown god.’

Cross References

Psalm 147:20

He hasn’t done that for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I kept silent. So you thought I was just like you. But now I’m going to bring you to court. I will bring charges against you.

Isaiah 45:4

Cyrus, I am sending for you by name. I am doing it for the good of the family of Jacob. They are my servant. I am doing it for Israel. They are my chosen people. You do not know anything about me. But I am giving you a title of honor.

Matthew 15:9

Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’ ” (Isaiah 29:13)

John 17:25

“Father, you are holy. The world does not know you, but I know you. Those you have given me know you have sent me.

John 17:3

And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

John 4:22

You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know. Salvation comes from the Jews.

John 8:54

Jesus replied, “If I bring glory to myself, my glory means nothing. You claim that my Father is your God. He is the one who brings glory to me.

Acts 17:30

In the past, God didn’t judge people for what they didn’t know. But now he commands all people everywhere to turn away from their sins.

Romans 1:28

They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.

1 Corinthians 1:21

God wisely planned that the world would not know him through its own wisdom. It pleased God to use the foolish things we preach to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 8:5

There may be so-called gods either in heaven or on earth. In fact, there are many “gods” and many “lords.”

Ephesians 2:12

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will oppose everything that is called God. He will oppose everything that is worshiped. He will give himself power over everything. He will set himself up in God’s temple. He will announce that he himself is God.

1 Timothy 1:17

The eternal King will never die. He can’t be seen. He is the only God. Give him honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.