Acts 17:30 Cross References - Lamsa

³⁰ For the times of ignorance God has made to pass, and at this time he has commanded all men, everywhere, to repent.

² Saying, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is coming near.

¹⁵ And saying, The time has come to an end, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.

¹² And they went out and preached that they should repent.

⁵ No, but I say to you, that unless you repent, all of you will perish like them.

¹⁰ I say to you, that such will be the joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

⁴⁷ And that repentance should be preached in his name for the forgiveness of sins among all nations; and the beginning will be from Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of tranquility shall come to you from before the presence of the LORD;

¹⁸ When they heard these words, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Perhaps God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.

¹⁶ Who in generations past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

²³ For as I walked about, and viewed the house of your idols, I found an altar with this inscription, THIS IS THE ALTAR OF THE UNKNOWN GOD, whom therefore, while you know him not but yet worship, is the very one I am preaching to you.

²¹ Thus testifying both to the Jews and to the SyrÆi-ans, about repentance toward God and faith in our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ And I will deliver you from the Jewish people, and from the other people to whom I send you; ¹⁸ To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and receive forgiveness of sins, and a portion with the saints who are of the faith in me. ¹⁹ Whereupon, O King A-gripÆpa, I did not disobey the heavenly vision: ²⁰ But I preached first to them of Damascus and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the villages of Judµa, and then to the Gentiles, that they might repent and turn to God and do works worthy of repentance.

²⁸ And as they did not consent in themselves to know God, God has given them over to a weak mind, to do the things which should not be done; as,

⁴ Do you stand against the riches of his goodness and forbearance, and the opportunity which he has given you, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

²³ For all have sinned and are short of the glory of God:

²⁵ Whom God has foreordained to be a propitiation through faith in his blood for the remission of our sins that are past;

¹⁰ For sorrow over the things of God causes enduring repentance of the soul, and brings one to life: but sorrow over the things of the world causes death.

¹⁷ This I say therefore and testify in the LORD: that you henceforth live not as other Gentiles, who live in the vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ And whose understanding is dark, and who are alienated from the life of God, because they have no knowledge, and because of the blindness of their hearts; ¹⁹ And who have given up their hope, and have surrendered themselves to wantonness, and to the practice of all uncleanness in their covetousness. ²⁰ But that is not what you have been taught about Christ; ²¹ If you have truly heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is found in Jesus: ²² That you lay aside all your former practices, that is to say, the old man which is degenerated with deceitful lusts; ²³ And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; ²⁴ And that you put on the new man, who is created by God in righteousness and true holiness. ²⁵ Wherefore you must put away from you lying, and speak the truth every man with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. ²⁶ Be angry, but sin not: and let not the sun go down upon your anger; ²⁷ And do not give the devil a chance. ²⁸ From henceforth let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor with his hands and do good deeds, that he may have something to give to him who is in need. ²⁹ Let no bad word proceed from your mouth, but words that are good and useful for edification, that they will impart blessing to those who hear them. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of salvation. ³¹ Let all bitterness and wrath, and anger, and clamouring and blasphemy be put away from you, together with all malice: ³² And be kind one to another and tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God has forgiven us through Christ.

⁶ Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things the anger of God comes on the children of disobedience. ⁷ Therefore do not be partakers with them. ⁸ For previously you were ignorant, but now you have been enlightened by our LORD, and should live therefore like children of light.

¹¹ For the grace of God that brings salvation has been revealed to all men. ¹² It teaches us to renounce ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live in this world soberly, righteously, and in godliness;

¹⁴ Like obedient children, not partakers again in those sinful desires for which you once lusted in your ignorance: ¹⁵ But be you holy in all your conduct, as he who has called you is holy;

³ For the time past sufficed to have wrought the will of the pagans when you lived in lasciviousness, drunkenness, revellings, indecent singing, and worship of idols.