Acts 17:18
And certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, were disputing with him. And some said: What would this babbler say? and others: He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods; because he made known to them the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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Mark 9:14And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.
Acts 4:2being indignant because they taught the people, and announced in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Acts 17:31Because he fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom he appointed, having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
Romans 1:22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools;
1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Did not God make foolish the wisdom of the world?
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 →