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Acts 17:23 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Acts 17:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. devotions: or, gods that ye worship”
Acts 17:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 17:23
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Paul's Mars Hill address (Areopagus sermon) reaches its pivotal moment. The Greek sebasmata (σεβάσματα, devotions/objects of worship) reveals Athens's religious syncretism—altars to every conceivable deity, including one marked agnōstō theō (ἀγνώστῳ θεῷ, 'to an unknown god'). Historical sources (Pausanias, Philostratus) confirm such altars existed to appease any overlooked deity.Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Paul's rhetorical masterstroke: agnoountes (ἀγνοο...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 17:23
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“not knowing God”
“Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.”
“that they should know you”
“the world hasn't known you”
“the world through its wisdom didn't know God”
“setting himself up as God.”
“and has given us an understanding”
“God gave them up to a reprobate mind”
“immortal”