(NIV)
If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. (ESV)
If he refuses to listen to them tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
(NIV)
But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.
(ESV)
But they did
not understand the
saying,
and were
afraid to
ask him.
(NIV)
But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
(ESV)
But they did
not understand this saying,
and it
was concealed from them, so
that they might
not perceive it.
And they were
afraid to
ask him about this saying.
(NIV)
‘Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
(ESV)
“
And now,
brothers, I
know that you
acted in ignorance,
as did
also your rulers.
(NIV)
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognise Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
(ESV)
For those who
live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not
recognize him nor understand the
utterances of the
prophets,
which are
read every Sabbath fulfilled them by
condemning him.
(NIV)
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:
to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship – and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
(ESV)
For as I
passed along and observed the objects of
your worship, I
found also an
altar with this inscription ‘To the
unknown god.’
What therefore you
worship as
unknown,
this I proclaim to
you.
(NIV)
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
(ESV)
The times of
ignorance God overlooked, but
now he
commands all people everywhere to
repent,
(NIV)
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
(ESV)
I do not
want you to be
unaware,
brothers,
that I have
often intended to
come to you (
but thus far have been
prevented), in
order that I may reap some harvest among you as well
as among the
rest of the
Gentiles.
(NIV)
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
(ESV)
Or do you
presume on the
riches of
his kindness and forbearance and patience not
knowing that God’s kindness is meant to
lead you to repentance?
(NIV)
Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death?
(ESV)
Do you
not know that all of
us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into his death?
(NIV)
Do you not know, brothers and sisters – for I am speaking to those who know the law – that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives?
(ESV)
Or do you not
know,
brothers —
for I am
speaking to those who
know the
law—
that the
law is
binding on a
person only as
long as he
lives?
(NIV)
Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
(ESV)
For, being
ignorant of the
righteousness of
God,
and seeking to
establish their
own, they did
not submit to
God’s righteousness.
(NIV)
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
(ESV)
Lest you be wise in your own
sight, I do not
want you to
be unaware of this mystery,
brothers: a
partial hardening has
come upon
Israel until the
fullness of the
Gentiles has
come in.
(NIV)
For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.
(ESV)
For I do not
want you to
be unaware,
brothers that our fathers were all under the
cloud,
and all passed through the
sea,
(NIV)
Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
(ESV)
Now concerning spiritual gifts brothers I do not
want you to be
uninformed.
(NIV)
But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.
(ESV)
If anyone does not
recognize this, he is not
recognized.
(NIV)
Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God – I say this to your shame.
(ESV)
Wake up from your
drunken stupor, as is
right,
and do
not go on
sinning.
For some have no
knowledge of
God. I
say this
to your shame.
(NIV)
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
(ESV)
For we do
not want you to be
unaware,
brothers of the
affliction we experienced in Asia.
For we were
so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of
life itself.
(NIV)
in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
(ESV)
so
that we would
not be
outwitted by Satan;
for we are
not ignorant of
his designs.
(NIV)
known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
(ESV)
as unknown,
and yet well
known;
as dying,
and behold, we
live;
as punished,
and yet
not killed;
(NIV)
I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
(ESV)
And I
was still
unknown in
person to the
churches of
Judea that are
in Christ.
(NIV)
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
(ESV)
They are
darkened in their
understanding,
alienated from the
life of
God because of the
ignorance that
is in them, due
to their
hardness of heart.
(NIV)
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
(ESV)
But we do
not want you to be
uninformed,
brothers,
about those who are
asleep that you may
not grieve as others do
who have no hope.
(NIV)
Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
(ESV)
though
formerly I was a
blasphemer,
persecutor,
and insolent opponent.
But I received
mercy because I had
acted ignorantly in unbelief,
(NIV)
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.
(ESV)
He
can deal gently with the
ignorant and wayward,
since he
himself is
beset with
weakness.
(NIV)
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
(ESV)
As obedient children do
not be
conformed to the
passions of
your former ignorance,
(NIV)
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
(ESV)
For this is the
will of
God that by doing
good you should put to
silence the
ignorance of
foolish people.
(NIV)
But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
(ESV)
But these,
like irrational animals creatures of instinct,
born to
be caught and destroyed,
blaspheming about
matters of
which they are
ignorant, will also be
destroyed in their destruction,
(NIV)
He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
(ESV)
as he does
in all his
letters when he
speaks in them of these matters. There
are some
things in them that are hard to
understand,
which the
ignorant and
unstable twist to
their own destruction as they
do the
other Scriptures.
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