Acts 17:33

And so Paul went away from among them.

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So Paul departed from among them.

In Context

32Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.

34But some men gave him their support: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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Matthew Henry on Acts 17:33-34

Paul at Athens. 32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. We have here a short account of the issue of Paul's preaching at Athens. I. Few were the better: the gospel had as little success at Athens as any where; for the pride of the philosophers… Read the whole commentary →

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