And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' "
Acts 17:23 - English Majority Text Version for as I passed by and considered the objects of your worship, I found also an altar on which it had been inscribed: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, Him whom being ignorant of you worship, Him I announce to you: Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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: |
And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' "
O righteous Father! Indeed the world did not know You, yet I knew You; and these knew that You sent Me.
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
You worship what you do not know; we Jews worship what we know, because salvation is of the Jews.
Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is our God.
So then these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now He commands all men everywhere to repent,
And just as they did not approve to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do the things which are not fitting;
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, God was well pleased, through the foolishness of our preaching, to save those that believe.
For even if they are being called "gods" whether in heaven or on earth (just as there are many gods and many lords),
that at that time you were apart from Christ, being estranged from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope and atheists in the world.
who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or every object of worship, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Now to the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.