²⁹Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, ^hwe ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. ³⁰And the times of this ignorance God ⁱwinked at; but ^know commandeth all men every where to repent: ³¹Because he hath appointed a day, in the which ^lhe will judge ^mthe world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ^cordained; whereof he ^||hath given assurance unto all men, in that ⁿhe hath raised him from the dead.

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Footnotes

iSo Ecclus. 28:7. Comp. 1 Pet. 1:14. See ch. 14:16.
k Luke 24:47. So Tit. 2:11, 12. 1 Pet. 4:3.
l John 5:22. ch. 10:42. Rom. 2:16. So ch. 24:25. Rom. 14:10. 2 Cor. 5:10.
mSee ver. 6.
cver. 31 (Gk.). See Luke 22:22.
||Or, offered faith.
nSee ch. 2:24. So John 16:10, 11.

Cross references

h Isai. 40:18, 25. & 46:5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. 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)

“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill. 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

Since, then, we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.

“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

And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.

“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, because we are offspring of God, we ought not to think the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought. 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.”