Revised Literal Translation
Acts 17:22-34
22ThenδὲdeG1161Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588G3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of Mars’τοῦ Ἀρείουtou AreiouG3588G697hillπάγουpagouG697,and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, YemenἄνδρεςandresG435of AthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I perceiveθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334that inκατὰkataG2596all thingsπάνταpantaG3956yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771areὡςhōsG5613too superstitiousδεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousG1174.
23ForγὰρgarG1063as I passed byδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330,andκαὶkaiG2532beheldἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771devotionsτὰ σεβάσματαta sebasmataG3588G4574,I foundεὗρονheuronG2147καὶkaiG2532an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withἐνenG1722thisᾧhōG3739inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924,TO THE UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.WhomὃhoG3739thereforeοὖνounG3767ye ignorantlyἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151,himτοῦτοtoutoG3778declareκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605IἐγὼegōG1473unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
24ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588Godθεὸς τὸνtheos tonG3588G2316that madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the worldκόσμον τὰkosmon taG3588G2889andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsπάνταpantaG3956ἐνenG1722thereinαὐτῷ,autōG846,seeing that heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆςgēsG1093,dwellethκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722templesναοῖςnaoisG3485made with handsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisG5499;
25NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761is worshippedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323withὑπὸhupoG5259men’sG444handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as though he neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326any thingτινος,tinosG5100,seeing heαὐτὸςautosG846givethδιδοὺςdidousG1325to allπᾶσινpasinG3956lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157,andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsτὰ πάντα·ta pantaG3588G3956;
26AndτεteG5037hath madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160ofἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520bloodG129allπᾶνpanG3956nationsἔθνοςethnosG1484of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444for to dwellκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730onἐπὶepiG1909allπαντὸςpantosG3956the faceπροσώπουprosōpouG3588G4383of the earthγῆς,gēsG3588G1093,and hath determinedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724the timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540before appointedG4384,andκαὶkaiG2532the boundsὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3588G3734of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846habitationκατοικίαςkatoikiasG3588G2733;
27That they should seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212the LordτὸνtonG3588G2962,ifεἰeiG1487G687haplyG1065they might feel afterψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584himG846,andG2532findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147himG846,thoughG2544he beὑπάρχοντα.huparchontaG5225notοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575everyἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of usG1473:
28ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795,andκαὶkaiG2532have our beingἐσμέν,esmenG1510;asὡςhōsG5613certainτινεςtinesG5100alsoκαίkaiG2532ofκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596your ownὑμᾶςhumasG4771poetsτῶν ποιητῶνtōn poiētōnG3588G4163have saidεἰρήκασιν·eirēkasinG2046,ForγὰρgarG1063we areἐσμέν.esmenG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532his offspringτοῦ γένοςtou genosG3588G1085.
29τοῦtouG3588Forasmuch thenοὖνounG3767as we areὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225the offspringγένοςgenosG1085of Godθεοῦ τὸtheou toG3588G2316,we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784notοὐκoukG3756to think thatνομίζεινnomizeinG3543the GodheadθεῖονtheionG2304isG1510like untoὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557,orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696,orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,gravenχαράγματιcharagmatiG5480by artτέχνηςtechnēsG5078andκαὶkaiG2532man’sἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444deviceἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761.
30τοὺςtousG3588AndοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303the timesχρόνουςchronousG5550of this ignoranceτῆς ἀγνοίαςtēs agnoiasG3588G52Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316winked atὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237;butτὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568commandethπαραγγέλλειparangelleiG3853allπάνταςpantasG3956menτοῖς ἀνθρώποιςtois anthrōpoisG3588G444every whereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837to repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340:
31BecauseG1360he hath appointedἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,inἐνenG1722the whichᾗhēG3739he willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919the worldτὴν οἰκουμένηνtēn oikoumenēnG3588G3625inἐνenG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343byἐνenG1722thatmanἀνδρὶandriG435whomᾧhōG3739he hath ordainedὥρισενhōrisenG3724; whereofhe hath givenπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930assuranceπίστινpistinG4102unto allπᾶσιν,pasinG3956men,in that he hath raisedἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.
32AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191of the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱhoiG3588mockedἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512:andδὲdeG1161othersοἱhoiG3588saidG3004,We will hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191theeσουsouG4771againπάλιν.palinG3825ofπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778matter.μὲνmenG3303
34HowbeitδὲdeG1161certainΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435claveκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853unto himαὐτῷautōG846,and believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100:amongἐνenG1722the whichοἷςhoisG3739wasκαὶkaiG2532DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354the Areopagiteὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτηςho AreopagitēsG3588G698,andκαὶkaiG2532a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,andκαὶkaiG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς.¶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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