Study it in the app“For as I was passing through and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which had been inscribed, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.”
Forγὰρas I was passing throughδιερχόμενοςandκαὶobservingἀναθεωρῶνyourὑμῶνobjects of worship,τὰ σεβάσματαI foundεὗρονalsoκαὶan altarβωμὸνonἐνwhichᾧhad been inscribed,ἐπεγέγραπτο‘To an unknownἈγνώστῳgod.’θεῷWhatὃthereforeοὖνyou worshipεὐσεβεῖτεwithout knowing it,ἀγνοοῦντεςthisτοῦτοIἐγὼproclaimκαταγγέλλωto you.ὑμῖν
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “dierchomenos” appearslook carefully at
Observe carefully, look closely at.
Where else “anatheōrōn” appearsobject of worship
Object of worship, something venerated.
Where else “sebasmata” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appearsaltar
Altar.
Where else “bōmon” appearswrite on
Write on, inscribe.
Where else “epegegrapto” appearsunknown
Unknown.
Where else “Agnōstōi” appearsgod
A god of other peoples.
Where else “theōi” appearsworship
To give honor and reverence to God.
Where else “eusebeite” appearsnot know
To lack knowledge, or act in the dark.
Where else “agnoountes” appearsproclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellō” appears22So Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said, “Men of Athens, I see how very religious you are in every way.
23 · This verse (above)
24The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by hands,
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?
