Verse 19
Acts 17:19
Free Bible Version
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Paul stood up right in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens, I notice you are very religious about everything.
Original Language Text
greek
ἐπιλαβόμενοί ⸀τε αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἄρειον Πάγον ἤγαγον, λέγοντες· Δυνάμεθα γνῶναι τίς ἡ καινὴ αὕτη ἡ ὑπὸ σοῦ λαλουμένη διδαχή;
English Translation
Taking hold of him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: “May we know what this new teaching is that you are speaking of?”
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Chapter 17 Context
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Some of them were convinced and joined Paul and Silas, along with many Greek-speaking worshipers and...
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But the Jews became jealous and with some rabble-rousers they gathered from the marketplace they for...
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When they couldn't find them they dragged Jason and some of the other believers before the town lead...
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and Jason has made them welcome in his house. They all defy Caesar's decrees, committing treason by...
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The believers had Paul and Silas leave for Berea that very night. When they arrived in Berea they we...
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The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to ac...
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As a result many of them became believers, along with some highly-placed Greek women and men.
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But when the Jews in Thessalonica heard that Paul was also spreading the word of God (Elohim) in Ber...
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Immediately the believers sent Paul to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
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Those escorting Paul took him as far as Athens, and then returned with instructions from Paul to Sil...
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He debated in the synagogue with the Jews and those who worshiped God (Elohim), as well as in the ma...
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Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also argued with him. “What is he going on about?” they wonder...
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So they took him to the Areopagus, and asked him, “Please tell us about this new teaching that you'r...
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We're hearing from you things that sound odd to us, so we'd like to know what they mean.”
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(All the Athenians, including foreigners who lived there, spent their whole time doing nothing excep...
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Paul stood up right in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens, I notice you are ver...
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From one man he made all the peoples who live on the earth, and decided beforehand when and where th...
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