Acts 17:30
“And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men euery where to repent:”
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Acts 17:30 Context
28For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as certaine also of your owne Poets haue said, For we are also his offspring. 29Forasmuch then as wee are the offspring of God, wee ought not to thinke that the Godhead is like vnto golde, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte, and mans deuice. 30And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men euery where to repent: 31Because hee hath appointed a day in the which he will iudge the world in righteousnesse, by that man whom hee hath ordeined, whereof he hath giuen assurance vnto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, Wee will heare thee againe of this matter.
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Other Translations for Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
- King James Version
"Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all {people} everywhere should repent,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:
- Basic English Bible
God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,
- Darby Bible
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
- Webster's Bible
Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,
- Weymouth Bible
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
- World English Bible
For God dispisith the tymes of this vnkunnyng, and now schewith to men, that alle euery where doon penaunce; for that he hath ordeyned a dai,
- Wycliffe Bible
the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 17:30
17:30 The times of ignorance - What! does he object ignorance to the knowing Athenians? Yes, and they acknowledge it by this very altar. God overlooked - As one paraphrases, The beams of his eye did in a manner shoot over it. He did not appear to take notice of them, by sending express messages to them as he did to the Jews. But now - This day, this hour, saith Paul, puts an end to the Divine forbearance, and brings either greater mercy or punishment. Now he commandeth all men every where to repent - There is a dignity and grandeur in this expression, becoming an ambassador from the King of heaven. And this universal demand of repentance declared universal guilt in the strongest manner, and admirably confronted the pride of the haughtiest Stoic of them all. At the same time it bore down the idle plea of fatality. For how could any one repent of doing what he could not but have done?
People's Bible Notes for Acts 17:30
Ac 17:30 The times of this ignorance. The times when there was no revelation in to those in darkness. God winked at. "God overlooked" (Revised Version). Now commandeth. The gospel is world embracing. (1) All men, (2) everywhere, are command to repent.