20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (A)did not repent of (B)the works of their hands nor give up worshiping (C)demons (D)and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk,

Read full chapter

20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent(A) of the work of their hands;(B) they did not stop worshiping demons,(C) and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.(D)

Read full chapter

23 but you have lifted up yourself against (A)the Lord of heaven. And (B)the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. (C)And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, (D)but the God in whose hand is your breath, and (E)whose are all your ways, (F)you have not honored.

Read full chapter

23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(A) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(B) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(C) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(D) and all your ways.(E)

Read full chapter

29 For I know that after my death (A)you will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And (B)in the days to come (C)evil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, (D)provoking him to anger through the work of your hands.”

Read full chapter

29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt(A) and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster(B) will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.”

Read full chapter

26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, (A)saying that (B)gods made with hands are not gods.

Read full chapter

26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(A) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(B) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(C)

Read full chapter

21 nor did they repent of their murders or their (A)sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Read full chapter

21 Nor did they repent(A) of their murders, their magic arts,(B) their sexual immorality(C) or their thefts.

Read full chapter

Some Will Depart from the Faith

Now (A)the Spirit expressly says that (B)in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to (C)deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

Read full chapter

The Spirit(A) clearly says that in later times(B) some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits(C) and things taught by demons.

Read full chapter

20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice (A)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 (B)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and (C)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and (D)the table of demons.

Read full chapter

20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons,(A) not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.(B)

Read full chapter

21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they (A)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (B)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and (C)exchanged the glory of (D)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

Read full chapter

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(B) 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(C) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

Read full chapter

41 And (A)they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and (B)were rejoicing in (C)the works of their hands.

Read full chapter

41 That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.(A)

Read full chapter

14 (A)Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
    (B)every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
    (C)and there is no breath in them.
15 They are worthless, a work of delusion;
    at the time of their punishment they shall perish.

Read full chapter

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(A) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(B)
    they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(C) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.

Read full chapter

16 And (A)I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil (B)in forsaking me. (C)They have made offerings to other gods and (D)worshiped the works of their own hands.

Read full chapter

16 I will pronounce my judgments(A) on my people
    because of their wickedness(B) in forsaking me,(C)
in burning incense to other gods(D)
    and in worshiping(E) what their hands have made.(F)

Read full chapter

21 I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those (A)who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, (B)sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.

Read full chapter

21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved(A) over many who have sinned earlier(B) and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery(C) in which they have indulged.

Read full chapter

29 (A)Being then God's offspring, (B)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.

Read full chapter

29 “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.(A)

Read full chapter