Acts 17:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Acts 17:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 17:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 17:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.”
Acts 17:23 — World English Bible
Acts 17:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.”
Acts 17:23 — American Standard Version
Acts 17:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God--unknown; whom, therefore--not knowing--ye do worship, this One I announce to you.”
Acts 17:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 17:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing [him], him I announce to you.”
Acts 17:23 — Darby Translation
Acts 17:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For as I passed by, and behelde your deuotions, I founde an altar wherein was written, VNTO THE VNKNOWEN GOD. Whom ye then ignorantly worship, him shewe I vnto you.”
Acts 17:23 — Geneva Bible
Acts 17:23 in Context — Acts 17
21 Or, tous les Athéniens et les étrangers demeurant à Athènes ne passaient leur temps qu’à dire ou à écouter des nouvelles.
22 Paul, debout au milieu de l’Aréopage, dit: Hommes Athéniens, je vous trouve à tous égards extrêmement religieux.
23 Car, en parcourant votre ville et en considérant les objets de votre dévotion, j’ai même découvert un autel avec cette inscription: A un dieu inconnu! Ce que vous révérez sans le connaître, c’est ce que je vous annonce.
24 Le Dieu qui a fait le monde et tout ce qui s’y trouve, étant le Seigneur du ciel et de la terre, n’habite point dans des temples faits de main d’homme;
25 il n’est point servi par des mains humaines, comme s’il avait besoin de quoi que ce soit, lui qui donne à tous la vie, la respiration, et toutes choses.
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