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Acts 17:20

For you bring some strange things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know what these things mean.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19They took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know this new teaching which you were speaking?

21(Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing but either telling or listening about something new.)

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Cross References

Matthew 19:23Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:24The disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter into the kingdom of God!

John 7:35The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we will not be able to find him? Will he go to the dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

Acts 10:17Now while Peter was very confused about what the vision that he had seen could mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius stood before the gate, after they had asked their way to the house.

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

Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about Jesus, but it is hard to explain since you have become dull 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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