Acts 17:34
A few men joined him and trusted in God, including Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, as well as a woman called Damaris, and some others.
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Isaiah 55:10It's like the rain and snow that fall from heaven. They don't go back there until they've watered the earth, making plants grow and flower, providing seeds for the sower and food to eat.
John 7:48“Has a single one of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him? No!
Acts 13:48When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God.
Acts 17:19So they took him to the Areopagus, and asked him, “Please tell us about this new teaching that you're promoting.
Romans 11:5Today it's just the same: there are still some faithful people left, chosen by God's 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 →