These things you have done— Should I keep silent? You thought I was just like you— but I reprove you, and set the case before your eyes.
Acts 17:30 - Tree of Life Version Although God overlooked the periods of ignorance, now He commands everyone 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 you have done— Should I keep silent? You thought I was just like you— but I reprove you, and set the case before your eyes.
The watchman said, “Morning comes, yet also it is night.” If you would inquire, inquire. Come back again.”
“‘Because no one hired us,’ they said to him. “He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard, too.’
From then on, Yeshua began to proclaim, “Turn away from your sins, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
“Now is the fullness of time,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near! Turn away from your sins, and believe in the Good News!”
No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you all will perish the same way.
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
and that repentance for the removal of sins is to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
When they heard this they became quiet, and they glorified God, saying, “Then even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance leading to life!”
For while I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an Unknown God.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing, this I proclaim to you.
testifying to both Jewish and Greek people repentance to God and trust in our Lord Yeshua.
And just as they did not see fit to recognize God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what is not fitting.
Or do you belittle the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience—not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
God set forth Yeshua as an atonement, through faith in His blood, to show His righteousness in passing over sins already committed.
For the grief that God wills brings a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret. But the world’s grief brings death.
For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to carry out the desire of the pagans—living in indecency, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, wild parties, and lawless idolatries.