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Acts 17:16-28 (ASV)
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16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him. 18 And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. 19 And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.) 22 And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things, I perceive that ye are very religious. 23 For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you. 24 The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us: 28 for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 21) Laziness - Athenians - did nothing but talk
(v. 22) Eagerness / Diligence / Seeking / Readiness - Religious but God is still unknown
(v. 23) Eagerness / Diligence / Seeking / Readiness - Religious but God is still unknown
(v. 24) Eagerness / Diligence / Seeking / Readiness - Religious but God is still unknown
(v. 25) Eagerness / Diligence / Seeking / Readiness - Religious but God is still unknown
(v. 26) Eagerness / Diligence / Seeking / Readiness - Religious but God is still unknown
(v. 27) Eagerness / Diligence / Seeking / Readiness - Religious but God is still unknown
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 16) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 16) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 17) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 17) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 17) Power of Gratitude - Uncommon Peace (2008-02-26)
(v. 18) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 18) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 19) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 19) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 20) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 20) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 21) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 21) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 22) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 22) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 23) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 23) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 24) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 24) Becoming a Chain Breaker (part I) (2013-07-01)
(v. 24) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 24) God Is (part V) (2011-03-24)
(v. 25) Fearing God - His rule (2011-08-24)
(v. 25) God Is (part V) (2011-03-24)
(v. 25) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 25) Becoming a Chain Breaker (part I) (2013-07-01)
(v. 25) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 26) Prayer of the Righeous - God is Running (2012-10-01)
(v. 26) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 26) Becoming a Chain Breaker (part I) (2013-07-01)
(v. 26) Genesis 2 - Creation & Recreation Recap (2011-10-02)
(v. 26) Purpose Driven Life - Becoming a World-Class Christian (part 2) (2008-07-16)
(v. 26) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 26) Mission - Cannot Help Proclaiming (part II) (2010-12-08)
(v. 27) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 27) Purpose Driven Life - Becoming a World-Class Christian (part 2) (2008-07-16)
(v. 27) Prayer of the Righeous - More Powerful Than We Can Imagine (part I) (2013-03-03)
(v. 27) Prayer of the Righeous - God is Running (2012-10-01)
(v. 27) Mission - Cannot Help Proclaiming (part II) (2010-12-08)
(v. 27) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 27) Becoming a Chain Breaker (part I) (2013-07-01)
(v. 28) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 28) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 24) Sermon: 7 Qualities of God (2000-01-01)
(v. 24) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 25) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 26) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 27) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 28) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
So (Soh):
