Ignorance

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

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

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ— — read the full passage →

Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

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.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent, — read the full passage →

although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher? — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

But I have this against you, that you left your first love. — read the full passage →

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes, — read the full passage →

For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

giving vengeance to those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man. — read the full passage →

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard; — read the full passage →

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times; — read the full passage →

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; — read the full passage →

But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” — read the full passage →