Acts 17:34
And some of them adhered to him, and believed; one of these was Dionysius from among the judges of Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
33And so Paul departed from among them.
Cross References
John 7:48Have any of the chiefs, or of the Pharisees, believed in him?
Acts 13:48And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified God. And those believed, who were appointed to life eternal.
Acts 17:19And they took him and brought him to the place of judgments called Areopagus, and said to him: May we know what this new doctrine which thou preachest is?
Romans 11:5So also at the present time, a remnant is preserved, by the election of 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 →