Verse 18
Acts 17:18
English Revised Version
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And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Yashua (Jesus) and the resurrection.
Original Language Text
greek
τινὲς δὲ καὶ τῶν Ἐπικουρείων ⸀καὶ Στοϊκῶν φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αὐτῷ, καί τινες ἔλεγον· Τί ἂν θέλοι ὁ σπερμολόγος οὗτος λέγειν; οἱ δέ· Ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεῖ καταγγελεὺς εἶναι· ὅτι τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν εὐηγγελίζετο.
English Translation
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also joined with him, and some were saying: "What will this seed-picker want to say?" But others: "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign demons, because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection."
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