Acts 17:30
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:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
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Cross References
Isaiah 21:12The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.
Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Mark 1:15And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
Luke 13:5I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to an end in the same way.
Luke 24:47And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
Acts 11:18And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
Matthew Henry on Acts 17:23-32
Paul at Athens. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 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. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed… Read the whole commentary →