Bible verses about "pagans" | ABU

⁴⁷ And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excels? Do not also the heathen thus?

¹⁶ Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city full of idols. ¹⁷ Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market daily with those who met with him. ¹⁸ And certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, were disputing with him. And some said: What would this babbler say? and others: He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods; because he made known to them the good news of Jesus and the resurrection. ¹⁹ And taking hold of him, they brought him upon Mars' Hill, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest? ²⁰ For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean. ²¹ Now all Athenians, and the strangers residing there, spent their leisure for nothing else, but to tell or to hear something new. ²² And Paul, standing in the midst of Mars' Hill, said: Men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very devout. ²³ For as I passed by, and observed your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore, not knowing, ye worship, him I announce to you.

⁹ [him,] whose coming is after the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders,

⁹ But a certain man, named Simon, was in the city before, using sorcery, and bewitching the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one; ¹⁰ to whom all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God. ¹¹ And to him they gave heed, because for a long time they were bewitched by his sorceries. ¹² But when they believed Philip publishing the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women. ¹³ And Simon also himself believed; and having been immersed, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were wrought.

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.