Acts 17:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 17:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
διερχόμενος
diérchomai
G1330
to pass through
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀναθεωρῶν
anatheōréō
G333
to observe
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
σεβάσματα
sébasma
G4574
object of worship
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
εὗρον
heurískō
G2147
to find
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
βωμὸν
bōmós
G1041
elevated place
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
ἐπεγέγραπτο
epigráphō
G1924
to inscribe
ἀγνώστῳ
ágnōstos
G57
unknown
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
ἀγνοοῦντες
agnoéō
G50
to be ignorant
εὐσεβεῖτε
eusebéō
G2151
to be pious
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
καταγγέλλω
katangéllō
G2605
to proclaim
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For passing through and observing your objects of worship, I even found an altar on which had been inscribed, ‘To an Unknown God.’ What therefore you worship not knowing, this I announce to you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).