Acts 17:19

And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

In Context

18And certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics disputed with him; and some said: What is it, that this word sower would say? But others: He seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

20For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:18And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles:

John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Acts 17:22But Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious.

Acts 25:22And Agrippa said to Festus: I would also hear the man, myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

1 John 2:7Dearly beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have heard.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:17-22

Paul at Athens. 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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