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.

But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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.

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.

‘Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

“And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

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.

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.

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?

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?

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death?

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

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?

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?

Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

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,

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.

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.

For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Now concerning spiritual gifts brothers I do not want you to be uninformed.

But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.

If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.

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.

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.

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.

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.

in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.

known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;

I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.

He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

As obedient children do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

For this is the will of God that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

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.

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,

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.

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.