19 because (A)what may be known of God is [a]manifest [b]in them, for (B)God has shown it to them.

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  1. Romans 1:19 evident
  2. Romans 1:19 among

19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.(A)

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16 (A)who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 (B)Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, (C)gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with (D)food and gladness.”

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16 In the past, he let(A) all nations go their own way.(B) 17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony:(C) He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons;(D) he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”(E)

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20 For since the creation of the world (A)His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and [a]Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

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  1. Romans 1:20 divine nature, deity

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(A) so that people are without excuse.(B)

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23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:

TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.

Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24 (A)God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is (B)Lord of heaven and earth, (C)does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He (D)gives to all life, breath, and all things. 26 And He has made from one [a]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and (E)the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 (F)so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, (G)though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for (H)in Him we live and move and have our being, (I)as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ 29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, (J)we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. 30 Truly, (K)these times of ignorance God overlooked, but (L)now commands all men everywhere to repent,

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  1. Acts 17:26 NU omits blood

23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(A)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(B) is the Lord of heaven and earth(C) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(D) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(E) 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(F) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(G) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](H) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]

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.(I) 30 In the past God overlooked(J) such ignorance,(K) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(L)

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  1. Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  2. Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus

The Perfect Revelation of the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

19 The (A)heavens declare the glory of God;
And the (B)firmament[a] shows [b]His handiwork.
Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
(C)Their [c]line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.

In them He has set a [d]tabernacle for the sun,
Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
(D)And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

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  1. Psalm 19:1 expanse of heaven
  2. Psalm 19:1 the work of His hands
  3. Psalm 19:4 LXX, Syr., Vg. sound; Tg. business
  4. Psalm 19:4 tent

Psalm 19[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The heavens(A) declare(B) the glory of God;(C)
    the skies(D) proclaim the work of his hands.(E)
Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.(F)
They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.(G)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent(H) for the sun.(I)
    It is like a bridegroom(J) coming out of his chamber,(K)
    like a champion(L) rejoicing to run his course.
It rises at one end of the heavens(M)
    and makes its circuit to the other;(N)
    nothing is deprived of its warmth.

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  1. Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
  2. Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line

(A)That[a] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

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  1. John 1:9 Or That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.

The true light(A) that gives light to everyone(B) was coming into the world.

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26 Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
(A)He calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.

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26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(A)
    Who created(B) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(C) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(D)
    not one of them is missing.(E)

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10 But the Lord is the true God;
He is (A)the living God and the (B)everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.

11 Thus you shall say to them: (C)“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth (D)shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”

12 He (E)has made the earth by His power,
He has (F)established the world by His wisdom,
And (G)has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
13 (H)When He utters His voice,
There is a [a]multitude of waters in the heavens:
(I)“And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”

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  1. Jeremiah 10:13 Or noise

10 But the Lord is the true God;
    he is the living God,(A) the eternal King.(B)
When he is angry,(C) the earth trembles;(D)
    the nations cannot endure his wrath.(E)

11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(F) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

12 But God made(G) the earth(H) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(I)
    and stretched out the heavens(J) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(K) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(L) with the rain(M)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(N)

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  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.