^17:30Therefore, although God has overlooked¹⁰⁶ such times of ignorance,¹⁰⁷ he now commands all people¹⁰⁸ everywhere to repent,¹⁰⁹^17:31because he has set¹¹⁰ a day on which he is going to judge the world¹¹¹ in righteousness, by a man whom he designated,¹¹² having provided proof to everyone by raising¹¹³ him from the dead.”

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Footnotes

106 Or “has deliberately paid no attention to.”
107 Or “times when people did not know.”
108 Here ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).
109 He now commands all people everywhere to repent. God was now asking all mankind to turn to him. No nation or race was excluded.
110 Or “fixed.”
111 The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.
112 Or “appointed.” ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.” A man whom he designated. Jesus is put in the position of eschatological judge. As judge of the living and the dead, he possesses divine authority (Acts 10:42).
113 The participle ἀναστήσας (anastēsas) indicates means here.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man he has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore although God has overlooked the times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man who he has appointed, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

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