Acts 17:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

beheld. Greek. anatheoreo. App-133.

devotions. the objects of your worship. Greek. sebasma. Only here and 2 Thessalonians 2:4. Compare sebomai. App-137.

altar. Greek. bomos. Only here. Add "also".

with this, &c. = on (Greek. en) which had been inscribed. Greek. epigrapho. Only here, Mark 15:26; Hebrews 8:10; Hebrews 10:16; Revelation 21:12.

UNKNOWN. Greek. agnostos. Only here. For type see App-48. Public or private calamities would suggest that some god whom they could not identify must be propitiated.

Whom. The texts read "what".

ignorantly. being ignorant. Greek. agnoeo.

worship. Greek. eusebeo. App-137.

him. This.

declare. Same as "preach" (Acts 17:3; Acts 17:13). Note Paul's skilful use of local circumstances.

Acts 17:23

23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions,d I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.