Acts 17:30

Those times of ignorance God overlooked; but now he commands all men everywhere to repent:

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In The King James Version

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

In Context

29Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, formed by art and man's imagination.

31Because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom he has ordained; and he has given assurance of this to all men by raising him from the dead.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Mark 1:15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe the gospel.

Luke 13:5I tell you, No: but, unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.

Luke 24:47And that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to 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 →

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