Acts 17:20

For yoʋ are bringing some strange things to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

In Context

19So they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that yoʋ are presenting?

21(Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who dwelt there would spend their time in nothing else but talking about and listening to whatever the newest idea might be.)

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Cross References

Matthew 19:23Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:24The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!

John 7:35Then the Jews said to one another, “Where is this man about to go that we will not find him? Is he about to go to the Jews who are scattered among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

Acts 10:17While Peter was greatly perplexed, pondering within himself what the vision he had seen might mean, behold, the men sent by Cornelius had asked for Simon's house and were standing at the gate.

1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,

Hebrews 5:11On this topic we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

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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