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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul finishes his speech to the philosophers in the Areopagus, which he began in [Acts 17:22](./22.md).
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# General Information:
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Here the word "he" refers to God.
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# Therefore
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"Because what I have just said is true"
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# God overlooked the times of ignorance
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"God decided not to punish people during the time of ignorance"
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# times of ignorance
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This refers to the time before God fully revealed himself through Jesus Christ and before people truly knew how to obey God.
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# all men
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This means all people whether male or female. AT: "all people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen
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"when the man he has chosen will judge the world in righteousness"
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# he will judge the world
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Here "world" refers to the people. AT: "he will judge all people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# in righteousness
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"justly" or "fairly"
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# God has given proof of this man
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"God has demonstrated his choice of this man"
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# from the dead
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From among all those who have died. This expression describes all dead people together in the underworld. To come back from among them speaks of becoming alive again.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/world]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]] |