30 In the past God overlooked(A) such ignorance,(B) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(C) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(D) the world with justice(E) by the man he has appointed.(F) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(G)

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30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

31 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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30 So having (A)overlooked (B)the times of ignorance, God is (C)now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent, 31 because He has set (D)a day on which (E)He will judge [a](F)the world in righteousness [b]through a Man whom He has (G)appointed, having furnished proof to all people [c]by (H)raising Him from the dead.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:31 Lit the inhabited earth
  2. Acts 17:31 Lit by; or in
  3. Acts 17:31 Or when He raised

30 Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives], 31 because He has set a day when He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed and destined for that task, and He has provided credible proof to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”(A)

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30-31 “God overlooks it as long as you don’t know any better—but that time is past. The unknown is now known, and he’s calling for a radical life-change. He has set a day when the entire human race will be judged and everything set right. And he has already appointed the judge, confirming him before everyone by raising him from the dead.”

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