Acts 17:29
Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the qualities of deity are like gold, or silver, or stone—images created by the art and imagination of man.
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30Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.
Cross References
Exodus 32:4He received the gold from them, fashioned it in a mold, and made it into a molded calf. Then the people said, “Israel, this is your god who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
Psalms 106:20They traded the glory of God 1 for the image of a bull that eats grass. 1
Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, measured the sky with the span of his hand, 1 held the dust of the earth in a basket, weighed the mountains in scales, 1 or the hills in a balance? 1
Isaiah 44:9All who fashion idols are nothing; the things they delight in are worthless; 1 their witnesses cannot see or know anything, and they will be put to shame. 1
Jeremiah 10:4Then they decorate it with silver and gold. They strengthen it with hammer and nails so it will not fall over. 1
Romans 1:20For his invisible qualities, namely his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
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 →