Act 17:22-31 | ESV | STEP | So Paul , standing in the midst of the Areopagus , said : Men of Athens , I perceive that in every way you are very religious .

Acts 17:22-31

Paul Addresses the Areopagus

22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ^a‘To the unknown god.’ ^bWhat therefore you worship ^cas unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 ^dThe God who made the world and everything in it, being ^eLord of heaven and earth, ^fdoes not live in temples made by man, ^{▼▼Greek made by hands} 25 nor is he served by human hands, ^has though he needed anything, since he himself ⁱgives to all mankind ^jlife and breath and everything. 26 And ^khe made from one man every nation of mankind to live ^lon all the face of the earth, ^mhaving determined allotted periods and ⁿthe boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 ^othat they should seek God, ^pand perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. ^qYet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28 for

^r“‘In him we live and move and have our being’; ^{▼▼Probably from Epimenides of Crete}
as even some of ^tyour own poets have said,

“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’ ^{▼▼From Aratus’s poem “Phainomena”}
29 ^vBeing then God’s offspring, ^wwe ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 ^xThe times of ignorance ^yGod overlooked, but ^znow he ^aacommands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed ^aba day on which ^ache will judge the world ^adin righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and ^aeof this he has given assurance to all ^afby raising him from the dead.”