Romans 1:19 Cross References - AUV

¹⁹ For what is known about God is plain to these people [i.e., to the Gentiles], because God has made it clear to them.

⁹ [Now] the true Light, who enlightens all mankind, was [indeed] coming into the world [i.e., to earth].

¹⁶ God allowed all nations to go their own way in past generations, ¹⁷ and yet He did not leave them without evidence about Himself. He gave you good [things], brought rain from the sky, [provided] fruitful harvests and filled [your bodies] with food and your hearts with joy."

²³ For as I traveled along [your streets] and observed what you are worshiping, I saw an altar with the inscription: [DEDICATED] TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, what you are worshiping ignorantly is what I am telling you about. ²⁴ The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in hand-made temples. ²⁵ Neither is He waited on by men's hands as though He needed anything, since it is He who gives to all people their life and breath and everything [they need]. ²⁶ He made every race of people living throughout the earth from one [family] and determined when [they would rise in history] and where they would live. ²⁷ He wanted these people to search for God in hope that, by groping for Him, they might [eventually] find Him, even though He is not [really] very far from [any of] us. ²⁸ For in [the strength of] God we [all] live, move around and have our [personal] identity, just as a certain one of your [Athenian] poets [once] said, 'For we too are His children.' ²⁹ Since therefore we are God's children, we should not think that the Deity is like gold, silver or stone, to be carved [into an idol] by the design and skill of men. ³⁰ Now God made allowance for the times when people were still uninformed [about His complete will], but now [in the Gospel age] He requires all people everywhere to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives].

²⁰ For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities of eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, [capable of] being perceived through the things that He has made. So, these people have no excuse [i.e., for not believing in Him].