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Acts 17:29-34 CEV . . .Since we are God's children, we must not think that he is like an idol made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn't like anything that humans have thought up and made. (30) In the past, God forgave all this because people did not know what they were doing. But now he says that everyone everywhere must turn to him. (31) He has set a day when he will judge the world's people with fairness. And he has chosen the man Jesus to do the judging for him. (John 3:18-19 of 16-21) God has given proof of this to all of us by raising Jesus from death. (32) As soon as the people heard Paul say that a man had been raised from death, some of them started laughing. Others said, "We will hear you talk about this some other time." (33) When Paul left the council meeting, (34) some of the men put their faith in the Lord and went with Paul. One of them was a council member named Dionysius. A woman named Damaris and several others also put their faith in the Lord.
Acts 17:29-34 GW . . .So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like an image made from gold, silver, or stone, an image that is the product of human imagination and skill. (30) "God overlooked the times when people didn't know any better. But now he commands everyone everywhere to turn to him and change the way they think and act. (31) He has set a day when he is going to judge the world with justice, and he will use a man he has appointed to do this. (John 3:18-19 of 16-21) God has given proof to everyone that he will do this by bringing that man back to life." (32) When the people of the court heard that a person had come back to life, some began joking about it, while others said, "We'll hear you talk about this some other time." (33) With this response, Paul left the court. (34) Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the court, and a woman named Damaris, and some other people.
Acts 17:29-34 GNB . . .Since we are God's children, we should not suppose that his nature is anything like an image of gold or silver or stone, shaped by human art and skill. (30) God has overlooked the times when people did not know him, but now he commands all of them everywhere to turn away from their evil ways. (31) For he has fixed a day in which he will judge the whole world with justice by means of a man he has chosen. (John 3:18-19 of 16-21) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising that man from death!" (32) When they heard Paul speak about a raising from death, some of them made fun of him, but others said, "We want to hear you speak about this again." (33) And so Paul left the meeting. (34) Some men joined him and believed, among whom was Dionysius, a member of the council; there was also a woman named Damaris, and some other people.
Acts 17:29-34 ESV . . .Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. (30) The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, (31) because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; (John 3:18-19 of 16-21) and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead." (32) Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this." (33) So Paul went out from their midst. (34) But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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