Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 17:22

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 17:22 - 17:22

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 17:22 - 17:22

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22–31. SPEECH OF ST PAUL AT ATHENS

Taking notice of the extreme religious scrupulousness which had led the Athenians to raiso an altar to an unknown God, the Apostle declares to them the God whom alone they ought to worship, and whom as yet they did not know. This God was the Maker and Preserver of all things, and the Father of all men, and He desired to bring all to a knowledge of Himself. Athenian poets had spoken of this Fatherhood of God. Such a God is not fitly represented by graven images, and He would have men cease from such ignorant worship, for he will be the Judge as well as Father of men, and has given proof of the reality of the judgment and of the world to come by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.