Acts 17:18

On-the-other-hand, some also of{the Epicureans and Stoic friends-of-wisdom[translit. "philosophers"]} have-been-casting-together to{same} and some have-been-saying, "What[?] supposing the sow-effect-word-ical, the-same, might-be-will-ing to-be-saying[?]" Moreover, the[plural], "Of{foreign demons} [the] aside-messenger is-esteeming to-be-being," that he-has-been-good-message-izing the Jesus and the stand-up/anew-sis[i.e. state of resurrection] to{same[plural]}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, 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 resurrection.

In Context

17So, on-one-hand, he-has-been-dialoguing in to{the gathering[translit. "synagogue"]} to{the Judeans} and to{the being-devoted} and in to{the marketplace} according-to every day toward the occurring-beside.

19Besides, take[ing]-upon of{same}, they-lead upon the Ares/Mars Pagos[Latin pagus, "district"]/rocky-hill [Areopagus at Athens], saying, "We-are-being-enabled to-know who[?], the new, same, the under of{you}, teaching being-spoken,

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Cross References

Mark 9:14and, come[ing] toward the disciples, he-beholds [a] vast crowd around same and scribes, together-seeking to{same},

Acts 4:2being-belabored-through through the to-be-teaching same, the people, and to-be-messaging-according-to in to{the Jesus} the stand-up/anew-sis[i.e. state of resurrection], the out of{dead},

Acts 17:31according-that he-stands [a] day in to{which} he-is-being-about to-be-judging the housed/inhabited[noun] in to{justice-ness} in to{[a] man whom} he-defines, have[ing]-aside/present[ing] faith to{all}, stand[ing]-up/anew same out of{dead}."

Romans 1:22Asserting to-be-being wise, they-are-made-foolish,

1 Corinthians 1:20Where[?] [is the] wise[?] Where[?] [is the] scribe[?] Where[?] [is the] seek-together-er of{the eon, the-same}[?] Emphatically-not[?] the God makes-foolish the wisdom of{the world, the-same}[?],

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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