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Ignorance

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Ephesians 4:18

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;

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Acts 17:30

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

Proverbs 19:2

It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.

Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Luke 23:34

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

1 John 4:1

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.

James 1:5

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.

Proverbs 8:5

You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

Matthew 7:21–23

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 →

1 Peter 1:13–16

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 →

John 13:7

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

Ezekiel 33:6

But if the watchman sees the sword come, and doesn’t blow the trumpet, and the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

Acts 3:17

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

Revelation 1:1

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,

1 Peter 1:14

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

1 Peter 2:15

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

Acts 17:10–11

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 →

Acts 17:23

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.

Acts 17:30–31

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

1 Timothy 1:13

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

Mark 1:15

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

Romans 10:3

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

Hebrews 5:2

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

Ezekiel 45:20

So you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who errs, and for him who is simple: so you shall make atonement for the house.

Ephesians 4:1

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

Romans 10:14–17

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 →

Psalms 119:33–34

Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For man also doesn’t know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.

Proverbs 28:26

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

Proverbs 27:1

Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.

Job 28:13

Man doesn’t know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

Job 8:9

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)

Leviticus 4:2

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If anyone sins unintentionally, in any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and does any one of them:

John 3:16–17

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 →

1 Corinthians 3:19

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

1 Corinthians 14:33

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

Luke 12:48

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.

James 1:6

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.

Jeremiah 4:22

“For my people are foolish, they don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”

Romans 12:1–2

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 →

Ecclesiastes 11:5

As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all.

Romans 1:18

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

Deuteronomy 8:3

He humbled you, and allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know; that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.

Leviticus 5:15

“If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly, in the holy things of Yahweh; then he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.

Numbers 15:24

then it shall be, if it was done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, with its meal offering, and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering.

2 Corinthians 1:8

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.

Romans 11:25

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,

1 Corinthians 11:27

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.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

Revelation 2:4–5

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

John 1:9

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

Leviticus 4:13

“‘If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and are guilty;

Leviticus 4:22

“‘When a ruler sins, and unwittingly does any one of all the things which Yahweh his God has commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

Leviticus 4:27

“‘If anyone of the common people sins unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

Hebrews 9:7

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.

Galatians 1:8

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.

1 Corinthians 2:8

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

Luke 12:47–48

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 →

Job 11:12

An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

Psalms 73:22

I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

Romans 8:24–26

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 →

Leviticus 22:14

“‘If a man eats something holy unwittingly, then he shall add the fifth part of its value to it, and shall give the holy thing to the priest.

Ephesians 4:2

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

Ezekiel 33:8

When I tell the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die, and you don’t speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand.

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

Matthew 22:29

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

Jeremiah 5:30–31

“An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land. — read the full passage →

Acts 1:7

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

2 Corinthians 2:11

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

2 Thessalonians 1:8

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

Romans 5:13

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

Acts 17:29–30

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 →

Isaiah 44:19

No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?”

Job 21:14

They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways.

Acts 17:1

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

1 Corinthians 12:1

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

Ecclesiastes 7:23

All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”; but it was far from me.

Ecclesiastes 1:18

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Proverbs 18:13

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

Acts 4:13

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.

Proverbs 20:24

A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

Ephesians 4:19

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

1 Corinthians 15:34

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

Numbers 15:1–41

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Psalms 14:1

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is no one who does good.

Acts 3:14

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

Revelation 22:19

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.

Daniel 1:17

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Hebrews 2:3–9

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 →

John 17:3

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

1 Timothy 2:6–8

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

Ezekiel 3:18

When I tell the wicked, You shall surely die; and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand.

Hebrews 2:3

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;

Acts 2:1–47

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

Acts 17:11

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.

Ephesians 1:17–2:12

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 →

Acts 19:13–36

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 →

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