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Berean Standard Bible

“Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.”

Acts 17:30

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Paul moves from common ground to the heart of his message. Having shown that idols cannot represent the living God, he now speaks of how God has dealt with humanity's past ignorance and of the turning point that has now come.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

World English Bible (WEB)

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, does now command all men everywhere to reform,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Empero Dios, habiendo disimulado los tiempos de esta ignorancia, ahora denuncia á todos los hombres en todos los lugares que se arrepientan:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios toleró la ignorancia de la humanidad en el pasado, pero ahora ordena que todos se arrepientan,

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