New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 17:22-34

22SoδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of theAreopagusG697and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I observeθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334that you are veryG1175religiousG1175in allG3956respectsG3956.

23For while I was passingG1330throughG1330and examiningἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333theobjectsG4574of your worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,I alsoG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041with thisᾧhōG3739inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924, ‘TO AN UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.’ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatὃhoG3739you worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151in ignoranceἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I proclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to you.

24The GodθεὸςtheosG2316who madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889and allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956in it, since He isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772and earthγῆςgēsG1093, does notdwellκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730in templesναοῖςnaoisG3485madeG5499with handsG5499;

25norοὐδὲoudeG3761is He servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323by humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōnG442handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as though He neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100,since He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325to allG3956peoplelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222and breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157and allG3956thingsG3956;

26andHe madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160from oneἑνὸςhenosG1520maneveryπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484of mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444to liveκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730on allπαντὸςpantosG3956the faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, havingdeterminedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724theirappointedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousG4367timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540and the boundariesὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3734of their habitationκατοικίαςkatoikiasG2733,

27that they would seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212Godθεόν,theonG2316,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsἄραaraG686they might gropeψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584for Him and findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147Him,thoughG2532 G1065He is not farμακρὰνmakranG3112from eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of us;

28forin Him we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198and moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795andexistG1510,as evenG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of your own poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163have saidG3004, ‘For we alsoG2532are His childrenγένοςgenosG1085.’

29BeingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225thenοὖνounG3767the childrenγένοςgenosG1085of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, weoughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784not to thinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543that the DivineθεῖονtheionG2304NatureG2304is likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,an imageG5480formedG5480by the artτέχνηςtechnēsG5078and thoughtἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761of manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444.

30ThereforeοὖνounG3767havingoverlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237the timesχρόνουςchronousG5550of ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52,GodθεὸςtheosG2316isnowνῦνnunG3568declaringG518to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that allπάνταςpantasG3956peopleeverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837should repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340,

31becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530He has fixedἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250in whichᾗhēG3739He willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343throughG1722a ManἀνδρὶandriG435whomᾧhōG3739He hasappointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724,having furnishedπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930proofπίστινpistinG4102to allG3956menG3956byraisingἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450Him from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.”

32NowG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191ofthe resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱ μὲνhoi menG3588 G3303beganto sneerἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512,but othersοἱhoiG3588saidG3004, “We shall hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191youagainκαὶ πάλιν.kai palinG2532 G3825concerningπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778.”

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of their midstμέσουmesouG3319.

34But someΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435joinedκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853him and believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739alsoG2532were DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theAreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698and a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152and othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087with them.

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