Acts 17:20-34

20For you are bringingG1533 someG5100 strangeG3579 thingsG3579 to our earsG189; soG3767 we wantG1014 to knowG1097 whatG5101 theseG3778 thingsG3778 meanG2309G1510.” 21(NowG1161 allG3956 the AtheniansG117 and the strangersG3581 1visitingG1927 there used to spendG2119 their timeG2119 in nothingG3762 otherG2087 thanG2228 tellingG3004 orG2228 hearingG191 somethingG5100 newG2537.)

22SoG1161 PaulG3972 stoodG2476 in the midstG3319 of the 2AreopagusG697 and saidG5346, “MenG435 of 3AthensG117, I observeG2334 that you are veryG1175 4religiousG1175 in allG3956 respectsG3956. 23For while I was passingG1330 throughG1330 and examiningG333 the 5objectsG4574 of your worshipG4574, I alsoG2532 foundG2147 an altarG1041 with thisG3739 inscriptionG1924, ‘TO AN UNKNOWNG57 GODG2316.’ ThereforeG3767 whatG3739 6you worshipG2151 in ignoranceG50, thisG3778 I proclaimG2605 to you. 247The GodG2316 who madeG4160 the worldG2889 and allG3956 thingsG3956 in it, since He is 8LordG2962 of heavenG3772 and earthG1093, does not 9dwellG2730 in templesG3485 madeG5499 with handsG5499; 25norG3761 is He servedG2323 by humanG442 handsG5495, 10as though He neededG4326 anythingG5100, since He HimselfG846 givesG1325 to allG3956 people lifeG2222 and breathG4157 and allG3956 thingsG3956; 26and 11He madeG4160 from oneG1520 man everyG3956 nationG1484 of mankindG444 to liveG2730 on allG3956 the faceG4383 of the earthG1093, having 12determinedG3724 their appointedG4367 timesG2540 and the boundariesG3734 of their habitationG2733, 27that they would seekG2212 GodG2316, ifG1487 perhapsG686 they might gropeG5584 for Him and findG2147 Him, 13thoughG2532G1065 He is not farG3112 from eachG1538 oneG1520 of us; 28for 14in Him we liveG2198 and moveG2795 and 15existG1510, as evenG2532 someG5100 of your own poetsG4163 have saidG3004, ‘For we alsoG2532 are His childrenG1085.’ 29BeingG5225 thenG3767 the childrenG1085 of GodG2316, we 16oughtG3784 not to thinkG3543 that the DivineG2304 NatureG2304 is likeG3664 goldG5557 orG2228 silverG696 orG2228 stoneG3037, an imageG5480 formedG5480 by the artG5078 and thoughtG1761 of manG444. 30ThereforeG3767 having 17overlookedG5237 18the timesG5550 of ignoranceG52, GodG2316 is 19nowG3568 declaringG518 to menG444 that allG3956 people everywhereG3837 should repentG3340, 31becauseG2530 He has fixedG2476 20a dayG2250 in whichG3739 21He willG3195 judgeG2919 2223the worldG3625 in righteousnessG1343 24throughG1722 a ManG435 whomG3739 He has 25appointedG3724, having furnishedG3930 proofG4102 to allG3956 menG3956 26by 27raisingG450 Him from the deadG3498.”

32NowG1161 when they heardG191 of 28the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498, someG3588G3303 began to sneerG5512, but othersG3588 saidG3004, “We shall hearG191 you 29againG2532G3825 concerningG4012 thisG3778.” 33SoG3779 PaulG3972 wentG1831 out of their midstG3319. 34But someG5100 menG435 joinedG2853 him and believedG4100, amongG1722 whomG3739 alsoG2532 were DionysiusG1354 the 30AreopagiteG698 and a womanG1135 namedG3686 DamarisG1152 and othersG2087 with them.