I call you by your name, for the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen one. I give a name to you, though you do not know me.
Acts 17:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed, “To an Unknown God.” Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For as I passed along and carefully observed your objects of worship, I came also upon an altar with this inscription, To the unknown god. Now what you are already worshiping as unknown, this I set forth to you. 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. Common English Bible As I was walking through town and carefully observing your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an unknown God.’ What you worship as unknown, I now proclaim to you. Catholic Public Domain Version For as I was passing by and noticing your idols, I also found an altar, on which was written: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this is what I am preaching to you: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For passing by, and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the unknown God. What therefore you worship, without knowing it, that I preach to you: |
I call you by your name, for the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen one. I give a name to you, though you do not know me.
Righteous Father, the world has not known you. However, I have known you, and they have known that you sent me.
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent #– #Jesus Christ.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews.
‘If I glorify myself,’ Jesus answered, ‘my glory is nothing. My Father #– #about whom you say, “He is our God” #– #he is the one who glorifies me.
‘Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
And because they did not think it worth while to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached.
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth #– #as there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’ #– #
At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.