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Acts 17:23
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For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
About Acts 17:23
Acts 17:23 from Acts speaks directly to Contextualization in the Bible, offering wisdom drawn from the New Testament tradition. This passage in the history literature of Scripture is widely cherished by students and teachers alike.
Related Verses
- 1 Corinthians 9:22
“To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:20
“And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;”
- Acts 17:22
“Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.”
- Colossians 4:5
“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
“Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. ”
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How to Apply Acts 17:23
Study Acts 17:23 in context by reading the surrounding passage in Acts. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse on the theme of Contextualization in the Bible. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.