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Acts 17:18

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And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

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Acts 17:18 in other translations

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?”
Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:18 · World English Bible

Acts 17:18 in context

  1. 16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.
  2. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.
  3. 18And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
  4. 19And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?
  5. 20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.