Acts 17:34
However some men believed and joined him, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, also a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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33And with that Paul went out from among them.
Cross References
John 7:48None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed into him, have they?
Acts 13:48Now upon hearing this, the Gentiles rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal live believed.
Acts 17:19So taking him in tow they led him to the Areopagus and said: “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
Romans 11:5Even so then at this present time, there is a remnant according to an election by grace.
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 →