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Acts 17:22-34
22ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inἐνenG1722themeetingμέσῳmesōG3319of theτοῦtouG3588AreopagusG697andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I seeθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334thatὡςhōsG5613inκατὰkataG2596every wayπάνταpantaG3956youὑμᾶςhumasG4771arevery religiousδεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousG1174.
23ForγὰρgarG1063as I walked aroundδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330andκαὶkaiG2532examinedἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588objects of worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,I even foundεὗρον καὶheuron kaiG2147G2532an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withἐν ᾧen hōG1722G3739this inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924:TO AN UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatὃhoG3739you worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151as something unknownἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50τοῦτοtoutoG3778,IἐγὼegōG1473nowproclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
24TheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316whoὁhoG3588madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷ,autōG846οὗτοςhoutosG3778isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆςgēsG1093anddoes notοὐκoukG3756liveκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730inἐνenG1722templesναοῖςnaoisG3485made by human handsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisG5499.
25NorοὐδὲoudeG3761is He servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323byὑπὸhupoG5259humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōnG442handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as if He neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100, becauseHe HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andκαὶkaiG2532breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588everythingπάντα·pantaG3956else.
26τεteG5037FromἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manHe madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160everyπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,that they should inhabitκατοικεῖν ἐπὶkatoikein epiG2730G1909the wholeπαντὸς προσώπουpantos prosōpouG3956G4383τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093;and He determinedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724theirappointedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousG4367timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588boundariesὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3734of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588landsκατοικίαςkatoikiasG2733.
27God intended thatthey would seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212τὸνtonG3588Himθεόν,theonG2316andperhapsεἰeiG1487G687γεgeG1065reach out forψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147Him,thoughκαί γεkai geG2532G1065He isὑπάρχοντα.huparchontaG5225notοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of usG1473.
28‘ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198andκαὶkaiG2532moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795andκαὶkaiG2532have our beingἐσμέν,esmenG1510.’AsὡςhōsG5613καίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of yourκαθ᾽ ὑμᾶςkath᾽ humasG2596G4771ownτῶνtōnG3588poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163have saidεἰρήκασιν·eirēkasinG2046καὶkaiG2532, ‘We areἐσμέν.esmenG1510γὰρgarG1063HisτοῦtouG3588offspringγένοςgenosG1085.’
29ThereforeοὖνounG3767,beingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225offspringγένοςgenosG1085τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,we shouldὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784notοὐκoukG3756thinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543that theτὸtoG3588Divine BeingθεῖονtheionG2304isG1510likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,an image formedχαράγματιcharagmatiG5480by man’sἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444skillτέχνηςtechnēsG5078andκαὶkaiG2532imaginationἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761.
30οὖνounG3767AlthoughμὲνmenG3303τοὺςtousG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316overlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237theτῆςtēsG3588ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52ofὁhoG3588earliertimesχρόνουςchronousG5550τὰtaG3588,He now commandsνῦν παραγγέλλειnun parangelleiG3568G3853allπάνταςpantasG3956τοῖςtoisG3588peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837to repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340.
31ForκαθότιkathotiG2530He has setἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250whenἐν ᾗen hēG1722G3739He willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919theτὴνtēnG3588worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625withἐνenG1722justiceδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343byἐνenG1722the ManἀνδρὶandriG435ᾧhōG3739He has appointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724.He has givenπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930proofπίστινpistinG4102of thisto everyoneπᾶσιν,pasinG3956by raisingἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.”
32WhenδὲdeG1161they heard aboutἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱhoiG3588μὲνmenG3303began to mockἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512him,butδὲdeG1161othersοἱhoiG3588saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “We want to hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191youσουsouG4771againκαὶ πάλιν.kai palinG3825G2532onπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778topic.”
34ButδὲdeG1161someΤινὲςTinesG5100ἄνδρεςandresG435joinedκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853himαὐτῷautōG846andbelievedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,includingἐν οἷς καὶen hois kaiG1722G3739G2532DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theὁhoG3588AreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698καὶkaiG2532,a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,andκαὶkaiG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087who werewithσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.
Commentaries on Acts 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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