These things thou didst and I was silent; thou thoughtest, being, I shall be like to thee: I will reprove thee, and I will set it in order before thine eyes.
Acts 17:30 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 Therefore truly, God having overlooked the times of ignorance, now announces to all men everywhere to repent: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Such [former] ages of ignorance God, it is true, ignored and allowed to pass unnoticed; but now He charges all people everywhere to repent (to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins), American Standard Version (1901) The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: Common English Bible God overlooks ignorance of these things in times past, but now directs everyone everywhere to change their hearts and lives. Catholic Public Domain Version And indeed, God, having looked down to see the ignorance of these times, has now announced to men that everyone everywhere should do penance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should every where do penance. |
These things thou didst and I was silent; thou thoughtest, being, I shall be like to thee: I will reprove thee, and I will set it in order before thine eyes.
The watch said, I will mark out morning, and also night; if ye will seek, seek ye: turn back, come.
They say to him, That none has hired us. He says to them, Retire also to the vineyard; and whatever be just, ye shall receive.
From then Jesus began to proclaim, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.
And saying, That the time has been completed, and the kingdom of God has drawn near: repent ye, and believe in the good news.
So, I say to you, joy is in heaven before the messengers of God for one sinful changing the mind.
And repentance and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, having begun from Jerusalem.
And having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.
For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.
Testifying to both Jews, and Greeks, repentance towards God, and the faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore repent, and return, for your sins to be wiped out, so that times of refreshment might come from the face of the Lord;
And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;
Or the abundance of his goodness and forbearance and long suffering dos thou despise; not knowing that the goodness of God brings thee to repentance?
Whom God had set before a propitiatory by faith in his blood, for a manifestation of his justice by passing over of sins before existing, in the sufferance of God;
For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death.
For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries: