Acts 17:16-34

16NowG1161 while PaulG3972 was waitingG1551 forG1551 them in 1AthensG116, his spiritG4151 was being provokedG3947 withinG1722 him as he observedG2334 that the cityG4172 was fullG2712 ofG2712 idolsG2712. 17SoG3767 he was reasoningG1256 2in the synagogueG4864 with the JewsG2453 and 3the God-fearingG4576 Gentiles, and in the marketplaceG58 everyG3956 dayG2250 with thoseG3588 who happenedG3909 toG3909 beG3909 presentG3909. 18And someG5100 of the EpicureanG1946 and StoicG4770 philosophersG5386 asG2532 wellG2532 were 4conversingG4820 with him. SomeG5100 were sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 could 5thisG3778 6scavengerG4691 ofG4691 tidbitsG4691 wantG2309 to sayG3004?” OthersG3588G1161, “He seemsG1380 to be a proclaimerG2604 of strangeG3581 deitiesG1140,”--becauseG3754 he was preachingG2097 7JesusG2424 and the resurrectionG386. 19And they 8tookG1949 him and broughtG71 him 9to the 1011AreopagusG697, sayingG3004, “MayG1410 we knowG1097 whatG5101 12thisG3778 newG2537 teachingG1322 is 13which you are proclaimingG2980? 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 14visitingG1927 there used to spendG2119 their timeG2119 in nothingG3762 otherG2087 thanG2228 tellingG3004 orG2228 hearingG191 somethingG5100 newG2537.)

22SoG1161 PaulG3972 stoodG2476 in the midstG3319 of the 15AreopagusG697 and saidG5346, “MenG435 of 16AthensG117, I seeG2334 that you are veryG1175 17religiousG1175 in allG3956 respectsG3956. 23For while I was passingG1330 throughG1330 and examiningG333 the 18objectsG4574 ofG4574 your worshipG4574, I alsoG2532 foundG2147 an altarG1041 with thisG3739 inscriptionG1924, ‘TO AN UNKNOWNG57 GODG2316.’ ThereforeG3767, whatG3739 19you worshipG2151 in ignoranceG50, thisG3778 I proclaimG2605 to you. 2420The GodG2316 who madeG4160 the worldG2889 and everythingG3956 that is in it, since He is 21LordG2962 of heavenG3772 and earthG1093, does not 22dwellG2730 in templesG3485 madeG5499 byG5499 handsG5499; 25norG3761 is He servedG2323 by humanG442 handsG5495, 23as though He neededG4326 anythingG5100, since He HimselfG846 givesG1325 to allG3956 people lifeG2222 and breathG4157 and allG3956 thingsG3956; 26and 24He madeG4160 from oneG1520 man everyG3956 nationG1484 of mankindG444 to liveG2730 on allG3956 the faceG4383 of the earthG1093, having 25determinedG3724 their appointedG4367 timesG2540 and the boundariesG3734 of their habitationG2733, 27that they would seekG2212 GodG2316, ifG1487 perhapsG686 they might feelG5584 aroundG5584 for Him and findG2147 Him, 26thoughG2532G1065 He is not farG3112 from eachG1538 oneG1520 of us; 28for 27in Him we liveG2198 and moveG2795 and 28existG1510, as evenG2532 someG5100 of your own poetsG4163 have saidG3004, ‘For we alsoG2532 are His descendantsG1085.’ 29ThereforeG3767, sinceG3767 we are the descendantsG1085 of GodG2316, we 29oughtG3784 not to thinkG3543 that the DivineG2304 Nature is likeG3664 goldG5557 orG2228 silverG696 orG2228 stoneG3037, an imageG5480 formedG5480 by humanG444 skillG5078 and thoughtG1761. 30SoG3767 having 30overlookedG5237 31the timesG5550 of ignoranceG52, GodG2316 is 32nowG3568 proclaimingG518 to mankindG444 that allG3956 peopleG3956 everywhereG3837 are to repentG3340, 31becauseG2530 He has setG2476 33a dayG2250 on whichG3739 34He willG3195 judgeG2919 3536the worldG3625 in righteousnessG1343 37throughG1722 a ManG435 whomG3739 He has 38appointedG3724, having furnishedG3930 proofG4102 to allG3956 peopleG3956 39by 40raisingG450 Him from the deadG3498.”

32NowG1161 when they heardG191 of 41the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498, someG3588G3303 began to scoffG5512, but othersG3588 saidG3004, “We shall hearG191 from you 42againG2532G3825 concerningG4012 thisG3778.” 33SoG3779 PaulG3972 wentG1831 outG1831 from amongG3319 them. 34But someG5100 menG435 joinedG2853 him and believedG4100, amongG1722 whomG3739 alsoG2532 were DionysiusG1354 the 43AreopagiteG698 and a womanG1135 namedG3686 DamarisG1152, and othersG2087 with them.