Ignorance

being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

Also, without knowledge the soul <FI>is<Fi> not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them--a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require.

`And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did <FI>it<Fi> , as also your rulers;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God--unknown; whom, therefore--not knowing--ye do worship, this One I announce to you.

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform, — read the full passage →

who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did <FI>it<Fi> in unbelief,

and saying--`Fulfilled hath been the time, and the reign of God hath come nigh, reform ye, and believe in the good news.'

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

And so thou dost do on the seventh of the month, because of each erring one, and because of the simple one--and ye have purified the house.

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

How then shall they call upon <FI>him<Fi> in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe <FI>on him<Fi> of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching? — read the full passage →

<FI> He.<Fi> Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it--<FI> to<Fi> the end. — read the full passage →

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these <FI>are<Fi> the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

(For of yesterday we <FI>are<Fi> , and we know not, For a shadow <FI>are<Fi> our days on earth.)

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, When a person doth sin through ignorance against any of the commands of Jehovah <FI>regarding things<Fi> which are not to be done, and hath done <FI>something<Fi> against one of these--

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,

For my people <FI>are<Fi> foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons <FI>are<Fi> they, yea, they <FI>are<Fi> not intelligent, Wise <FI>are<Fi> they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

As thou knowest not what <FI>is<Fi> the way of the spirit, How--bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

`When a person committeth a trespass, and hath sinned through ignorance against the holy things of Jehovah, then he hath brought in his guilt-offering to Jehovah, a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock, at thy valuation <FI>in<Fi> silver--shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary--for a guilt-offering.

then it hath been, if from the eyes of the company it hath been done in ignorance, that all the company have prepared one bullock, a son of the herd, for a burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance to Jehovah, and its present, and its libation, according to the ordinance, and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above <FI>our<Fi> power, so that we despaired even of life;

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret--that ye may not be wise in your own conceits--that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord:

Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!

`But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave! — read the full passage →

He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

`And if the whole company of Israel err ignorantly, and the thing hath been hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done <FI>something against<Fi> one of all the commands of Jehovah <FI>concerning things<Fi> which are not to be done, and have been guilty;

`When a prince doth sin, and hath done <FI>something against<Fi> one of all the commands of Jehovah his God <FI>regarding things<Fi> which are not to be done, through ignorance, and hath been guilty--

`And if any person of the people of the land sin through ignorance, by his doing <FI>something against<Fi> one of the commands of Jehovah <FI>regarding things<Fi> which are not to be done, and hath been guilty--

and into the second, once in the year, only the chief priest, not apart from blood, which he doth offer for himself and the errors of the people,

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you--anathema let him be!

which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

`And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes, — read the full passage →

And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.

for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for <FI>it<Fi> ? — read the full passage →

`And when a man doth eat of a holy thing through ignorance, then he hath added its fifth part to it, and hath given <FI>it<Fi> to the priest, with the holy thing;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one--thou dost surely die, And thou hast not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He--the wicked--in his iniquity doth die, And his blood from thy hand I require.

When thou sayest, `Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.

And Jesus answering said to them, `Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;

An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land. — read the full passage →

and he said unto them, `It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;

that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.

in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

`Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man; — read the full passage →

And none doth turn <FI>it<Fi> back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, `Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'

And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews,

And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it <FI>is<Fi> far from me.

for, in abundance of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering--they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been--

From Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the steps of a man, And man--how understandeth he his way?

who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say <FI>it<Fi> .

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man--a murderer--to be granted to you,

and if any one may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the scroll of the life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll;'

As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every <FI>kind of<Fi> literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every <FI>kind of<Fi> vision and dreams.

how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving--to be spoken through the Lord--by those having heard was confirmed to us, — read the full passage →

and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send--Jesus Christ;

who did give himself a ransom for all--the testimony in its own times-- — read the full passage →

In My saying to the wicked: Thou dost surely die; and thou hast not warned him, nor hast spoken to warn the wicked from his wicked way, so that he doth live; he--the wicked--in his iniquity dieth, and his blood from thy hand I require.

how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving--to be spoken through the Lord--by those having heard was confirmed to us,

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

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

And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took upon <FI>them<Fi> to name over those having the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, `We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul doth preach;' — read the full passage →