# Acts 17:30

> Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

— Acts 17:30, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Athens** (Achaia · today Athens) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/athens

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Acts 14:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/16
- Titus 2:11-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/titus/2/11
- Luke 24:47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/24/47
- Romans 3:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/3/25
- Acts 26:17-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/26/17
- Ephesians 4:17-32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/4/17
- 1 Peter 4:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/4/3
- Luke 13:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/13/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/30
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).