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SoοὖνGod,ὁ θεὸςhaving overlookedὑπεριδὼνthe timesτοὺς χρόνουςof ignorance,τῆς ἀγνοίαςnowτὰ νῦνcommandsπαραγγέλλειallπάνταςpeopleτοῖς ἀνθρώποιςeverywhereπανταχοῦto change their minds,μετανοεῖν
Acts 17:30
Study it in the app“So God, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now commands all people everywhere to change their minds,”
In Athens, Paul points to the resurrection as God's assurance that he will judge the world with justiceThe ResurrectionPaul in Athens: God commands everyone to change their mindsTurning back to God
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:30, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- having overlookedὑπεριδὼνhyperidōn
overlook
Overlook, take no notice of.
Where else “hyperidōn” appears- the timesχρόνουςchronous
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronous” appears- of ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoias
ignorance
Ignorance, not knowing.
Where else “agnoias” appears- commandsπαραγγέλλειparangellei
command, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “parangellei” appears- peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears- everywhereπανταχοῦpantachou
everywhere
Everywhere, in every place.
Where else “pantachou” appears- to change their mindsμετανοεῖνmetanoein
change one's mind
Change one's mind: turn around one's way of thinking, and with it one's way of living, to return to God. It is usually translated "repent".
Where else “metanoein” appears
The context
29Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine is like gold or silver or stone, a sculpture of human art and imagination.
30 · This verse (above)
31because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the inhabited world in righteousness, by a man whom he has appointed, having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
To study Acts 17 in a group
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?