Acts 17:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.”
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“Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:”
King James Version · Public Domain“The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 17:30 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 50:21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
- Isaiah 21:12The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”
- Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 20:7‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
- Mark 1:15“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
- Mark 6:12So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
- Luke 13:5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
- Luke 15:10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Acts 3:19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- Acts 11:18When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- Acts 14:16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
- Acts 17:23For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
- Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
- Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Romans 3:25God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
- 2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
- Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
- Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
- Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
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