Acts 17:23 Cross References

Acts 17:23

23: for as I was walking along I saw your many altars. And one of them had this inscription on it--'To an Unknown God.' You have been worshiping him without knowing who he is, and now I wish to tell you about him.

John 4:22

  1. You Samaritans know so little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.

Galatians 4:8

  1. Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist.
  2. And now that you have found God (or should I say, now that God has found you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual powers of this world?

John 17:3

  1. And this is the way to have eternal life--to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

1 Corinthians 8:5

  1. According to some people, there are many so-called gods and many lords, both in heaven and on earth.

Acts 17:30

  1. God overlooked people's former ignorance about these things, but now he commands everyone everywhere to turn away from idols and turn to him.

John 8:54

  1. Jesus answered, "If I am merely boasting about myself, it doesn't count. But it is my Father who says these glorious things about me. You say, 'He is our God,'

Romans 1:28

  1. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done.

John 17:25

  1. "O righteous Father, the world doesn't know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.

1 Corinthians 1:21

  1. Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save all who believe.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

  1. He will exalt himself and defy every god there is and tear down every object of adoration and worship. He will position himself in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

Matthew 15:9

  1. Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'"

1 John 5:20

  1. And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we are in God because we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

1 Timothy 1:17

  1. Glory and honor to God forever and ever. He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.

Romans 1:20

  1. From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God.
  2. Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. The result was that their minds became dark and confused.
  3. Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead.
  4. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people, or birds and animals and snakes.
  5. So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies.

Ephesians 2:12

  1. In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from God's people, Israel, and you did not know the promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.

Psalms 147:20

  1. He has not done this with any other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD!

2 Corinthians 4:4

  1. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
  2. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.
  3. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

Psalms 50:21

  1. While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn't care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.
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