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# General Information:
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2016-02-22 19:42:46 -07:00
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Here the word "he" refers to God.
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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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# Therefore
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2017-10-16 15:39:39 -04:00
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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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