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使徒行传 17
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
使徒行传 17
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
帖撒羅尼迦的騷動
17 保羅和西拉經過暗非波里、亞波羅尼亞，來到帖撒羅尼迦，在那裡有猶太人的會堂。 2 保羅照他的習慣進去，一連三個安息日，根據聖經與他們辯論， 3 講解證明基督必須受害，從死人中復活，說：“我所傳給你們的這位耶穌，就是基督。” 4 他們中間有人給說服了，就附從了保羅和西拉；還有一大群虔誠的希臘人，和不少顯要的婦女。 5 但猶太人嫉妒起來，招聚了一些市井流氓，糾合成群，騷動全城，衝進了耶孫的家，搜索保羅和西拉，要把他們交給民眾。 6 搜索不到他們，就把耶孫和幾個弟兄，拉到地方長官那裡，喊叫著說：“這些擾亂天下的人，也到這裡來了， 7 耶孫卻收留他們。這些人都違背凱撒的法令，說另外還有一個王耶穌。” 8 群眾和地方長官聽見這話，就驚慌起來， 9 取得耶孫和其餘的人簽保後，才放了他們。
來到比里亞
10 弟兄們當夜立刻送保羅和西拉往比里亞去。二人到了，就進入猶太人的會堂。 11 這裡的人，比帖撒羅尼迦人開明，熱切接受主的道，天天考查聖經，要知道所聽的是否與聖經相符。 12 結果他們中間有很多人信了，也有高貴的希臘婦女，男的也不少。 13 但帖撒羅尼迦的猶太人，知道保羅又在比里亞宣講 神的道，就到那裡去，煽動挑撥群眾。 14 弟兄們立刻把保羅送到海邊去；西拉和提摩太仍然留在比里亞。 15 護送保羅的人帶他到了雅典；保羅吩咐他們叫西拉和提摩太趕快去見他，於是他們就回去了。
在雅典
16 保羅在雅典等候他們的時候，看見滿城都是偶像，心靈十分忿激。 17 於是在會堂裡，同猶太人和虔誠的人辯論；並且天天在市中心和所遇見的人辯論。 18 還有一些伊壁鳩魯派和斯多亞派的哲學家也同他爭論，有的說：“這個拾人牙慧的人要說甚麼呢？”有的說：“他似乎是一個宣傳外地鬼神的人。”這是因為保羅傳揚耶穌和復活的道理。 19 他們拉著保羅，把他帶到亞略．巴古那裡，說：“你所講的這個新道理，我們可以知道嗎？ 20 因為你把一切新奇的事，傳到我們耳中，我們願意知道這些事是甚麼意思。” 21 原來所有雅典人和外僑，專好談論和打聽新奇的事，來打發時間。
22 保羅站在亞略．巴古當中，說：“各位雅典人，我看你們在各方面都非常敬畏鬼神。 23 我走路的時候，仔細看你們所敬拜的，發現有一座壇，上面寫著‘獻給不認識的神’。我現在把你們不認識而敬拜的這位神，傳給你們。 24 創造宇宙和其中萬有的 神，既然是天地的主，就不住在人手所造的殿宇， 25 也不受人手的服事，好像他缺少甚麼；他自己反而把生命、氣息和一切，賜給萬人。 26 他從一個本源造出了萬族來，使他們住在整個大地上，並且定了他們的期限和居住的疆界， 27 要他們尋求 神，或者可以摸索而找到他。其實他離我們各人不遠， 28 因著他我們可以生存、活動、存在，就如你們有些詩人說：‘原來我們也是他的子孫。’ 29 我們既然是 神的子孫，就不應該以為他的神性是好像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金銀石頭一樣。 30 過去那無知的時代， 神不加以追究；現在，他卻吩咐各處的人都要悔改， 31 因為他已經定好了日子，要藉著他所立的人，按公義審判天下，並且使他從死人中復活，給萬人作一個可信的憑據。”
32 眾人一聽到死人復活的事，就譏笑他，但有的說：“我們要再聽聽你講這件事！” 33 這樣，保羅就離開他們。 34 但有幾個人接近他，並且信了主，其中有亞略．巴古的議員丟尼修，一個名叫戴馬里的女子，還有其他在一起的人。
使 徒 行 傳 17
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
使 徒 行 傳 17
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
17 保 羅 和 西 拉 經 過 暗 妃 波 里 、 亞 波 羅 尼 亞 ， 來 到 帖 撒 羅 尼 迦 ， 在 那 裡 有 猶 太 人 的 會 堂 。
2 保 羅 照 他 素 常 的 規 矩 進 去 ， 一 連 三 個 安 息 日 ， 本 著 聖 經 與 他 們 辯 論 ，
3 講 解 陳 明 基 督 必 須 受 害 ， 從 死 裡 復 活 ； 又 說 ： 我 所 傳 與 你 們 的 這 位 耶 穌 就 是 基 督 。
4 他 們 中 間 有 些 人 聽 了 勸 ， 就 附 從 保 羅 和 西 拉 ， 並 有 許 多 虔 敬 的 希 利 尼 人 ， 尊 貴 的 婦 女 也 不 少 。
5 但 那 不 信 的 猶 太 人 心 裡 嫉 妒 ， 招 聚 了 些 市 井 匪 類 ， 搭 夥 成 群 ， 聳 動 合 城 的 人 闖 進 耶 孫 的 家 ， 要 將 保 羅 、 西 拉 帶 到 百 姓 那 裡 。
6 找 不 著 他 們 ， 就 把 耶 孫 和 幾 個 弟 兄 拉 到 地 方 官 那 裡 ， 喊 叫 說 ： 那 攪 亂 天 下 的 也 到 這 裡 來 了 ，
7 耶 孫 收 留 他 們 。 這 些 人 都 違 背 該 撒 的 命 令 ， 說 另 有 一 個 王 耶 穌 。
8 眾 人 和 地 方 官 聽 見 這 話 ， 就 驚 慌 了 ；
9 於 是 取 了 耶 孫 和 其 餘 之 人 的 保 狀 ， 就 釋 放 了 他 們 。
10 弟 兄 們 隨 即 在 夜 間 打 發 保 羅 和 西 拉 往 庇 哩 亞 去 。 二 人 到 了 ， 就 進 入 猶 太 人 的 會 堂 。
11 這 地 方 的 人 賢 於 帖 撒 羅 尼 迦 的 人 ， 甘 心 領 受 這 道 ， 天 天 考 查 聖 經 ， 要 曉 得 這 道 是 與 不 是 。
12 所 以 他 們 中 間 多 有 相 信 的 ， 又 有 希 利 尼 尊 貴 的 婦 女 ， 男 子 也 不 少 。
13 但 帖 撒 羅 尼 迦 的 猶 太 人 知 道 保 羅 又 在 庇 哩 亞 傳 神 的 道 ， 也 就 往 那 裡 去 ， 聳 動 攪 擾 眾 人 。
14 當 時 弟 兄 們 便 打 發 保 羅 往 海 邊 去 ， 西 拉 和 提 摩 太 仍 住 在 庇 哩 亞 。
15 送 保 羅 的 人 帶 他 到 了 雅 典 ， 既 領 了 保 羅 的 命 ， 叫 西 拉 和 提 摩 太 速 速 到 他 這 裡 來 ， 就 回 去 了 。
16 保 羅 在 雅 典 等 候 他 們 的 時 候 ， 看 見 滿 城 都 是 偶 像 ， 就 心 裡 著 急 ；
17 於 是 在 會 堂 裡 與 猶 太 人 和 虔 敬 的 人 ， 並 每 日 在 市 上 所 遇 見 的 人 ， 辯 論 。
18 還 有 以 彼 古 羅 和 斯 多 亞 兩 門 的 學 士 ， 與 他 爭 論 。 有 的 說 ： 這 胡 言 亂 語 的 要 說 甚 麼 ？ 有 的 說 ： 他 似 乎 是 傳 說 外 邦 鬼 神 的 。 這 話 是 因 保 羅 傳 講 耶 穌 與 復 活 的 道 。
19 他 們 就 把 他 帶 到 亞 略 巴 古 ， 說 ： 你 所 講 的 這 新 道 ， 我 們 也 可 以 知 道 麼 ？
20 因 為 你 有 些 奇 怪 的 事 傳 到 我 們 耳 中 ， 我 們 願 意 知 道 這 些 事 是 甚 麼 意 思 。
21 （ 雅 典 人 和 住 在 那 裡 的 客 人 都 不 顧 別 的 事 ， 只 將 新 聞 說 說 聽 聽 。 ）
22 保 羅 站 在 亞 略 巴 古 當 中 ， 說 ： 眾 位 雅 典 人 哪 ， 我 看 你 們 凡 事 很 敬 畏 鬼 神 。
23 我 遊 行 的 時 候 ， 觀 看 你 們 所 敬 拜 的 ， 遇 見 一 座 壇 ， 上 面 寫 著 未 識 之 神 。 你 們 所 不 認 識 而 敬 拜 的 ， 我 現 在 告 訴 你 們 。
24 創 造 宇 宙 和 其 中 萬 物 的 神 ， 既 是 天 地 的 主 ， 就 不 住 人 手 所 造 的 殿 ，
25 也 不 用 人 手 服 事 ， 好 像 缺 少 甚 麼 ； 自 己 倒 將 生 命 、 氣 息 、 萬 物 ， 賜 給 萬 人 。
26 他 從 一 本 （ 有 古 卷 作 血 脈 ） 造 出 萬 族 的 人 ， 住 在 全 地 上 ， 並 且 預 先 定 準 他 們 的 年 限 和 所 住 的 疆 界 ，
27 要 叫 他 們 尋 求 神 ， 或 者 可 以 揣 摩 而 得 ， 其 實 他 離 我 們 各 人 不 遠 ；
28 我 們 生 活 、 動 作 、 存 留 ， 都 在 乎 他 。 就 如 你 們 作 詩 的 ， 有 人 說 ： 我 們 也 是 他 所 生 的 。
29 我 們 既 是 神 所 生 的 ， 就 不 當 以 為 神 的 神 性 像 人 用 手 藝 、 心 思 所 雕 刻 的 金 、 銀 、 石 。
30 世 人 蒙 昧 無 知 的 時 候 ， 神 並 不 監 察 ， 如 今 卻 吩 咐 各 處 的 人 都 要 悔 改 。
31 因 為 他 已 經 定 了 日 子 ， 要 藉 著 他 所 設 立 的 人 按 公 義 審 判 天 下 ， 並 且 叫 他 從 死 裡 復 活 ， 給 萬 人 作 可 信 的 憑 據 。
32 眾 人 聽 見 從 死 裡 復 活 的 話 ， 就 有 譏 誚 他 的 ； 又 有 人 說 ： 我 們 再 聽 你 講 這 個 罷 ！
33 於 是 保 羅 從 他 們 當 中 出 去 了 。
34 但 有 幾 個 人 貼 近 他 ， 信 了 主 ， 其 中 有 亞 略 巴 古 的 官 丟 尼 修 ， 並 一 個 婦 人 ， 名 叫 大 馬 哩 ， 還 有 別 人 一 同 信 從 。
Acts 17
Amplified Bible
Acts 17
Amplified Bible
Paul at Thessalonica
17 Now after Paul and Silas had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul entered the synagogue, as was his [a]custom, and for three Sabbaths he engaged in discussion and friendly debate with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and pointing out [scriptural evidence] that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I am proclaiming to you, is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).” 4 And some of them were persuaded to believe and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and many of the leading women. 5 But the [unbelieving] Jews became jealous, and taking along some thugs from [the lowlifes in] the market place, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and then attacking Jason’s house tried to bring Paul and Silas out to the people. 6 But when they failed to find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too; 7 and Jason has welcomed them [into his house and protected them]! And they all are saying things contrary to the decrees of Caesar, [actually] claiming that there is another king, Jesus.” 8 They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things. 9 And when they had taken security (bail) from Jason and the others, they let them go.
Paul at Berea
10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea; and when they arrived, they entered the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 As a result many of them became believers, together with a number of prominent Greek women and men. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] had also been preached by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds. 14 So at that time the brothers immediately sent Paul away to go as far as the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there [at Berea]. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens; and [after] receiving instructions [from Paul] for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible, they left.
Paul at Athens
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the city was full of idols. 17 So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place day after day with any who happened to be there. 18 And some of the [b]Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to engage in conversation with him. And some said, “What could this idle babbler [with his eclectic, scrap-heap learning] have in mind to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities”—because he was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. 19 They took him and brought him to the [c]Areopagus (Hill of Ares, the Greek god of war), saying, “May we know what this [strange] new teaching is which you are proclaiming? 20 For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.” 21 (Now all the Athenians and the foreigners visiting there used to spend their [leisure] time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
Sermon on Mars Hill
22 So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I observe [with every turn I make throughout the city] that you are very religious and devout in all respects. 23 Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN [d]UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you already worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who created the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He [e]served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.(A) 26 And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories. 27 This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. 28 For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of [f]your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ 29 So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man. 30 Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives], 31 because He has set a day when He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed and destined for that task, and He has provided credible proof to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”(B)
32 Now when they heard [the term] resurrection from the dead, [g]some mocked and sneered; but others said, “We will hear from you again about this matter.” 33 So Paul left them. 34 But some men joined him and believed; among them were Dionysius, [a judge] of the Council of Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Footnotes
- Acts 17:2 Paul had earlier announced that he was turning to the Gentiles (13:46), but he nevertheless kept to his practice of speaking to Jews first while focusing primarily on Gentiles.
- Acts 17:18 These were among the leading philosophies of the day. Neither believed in a personal God; indeed, the Epicureans were confirmed atheists. Their goal was to get as much out of life as possible. The Stoics had a strong, fatalistic sense of duty, seeking to improve the inner man.
- Acts 17:19 Also known as Mars Hill, named for Mars, the Roman god of war. It was the place where the ancient Greek Areopagus Council convened and had varying powers in the course of its history. In Roman times it was where the supreme government of Athens met.
- Acts 17:23 While the philosophers had little or no regard for the old mythological gods of the Greeks, the temples to various deities remained and worship practices continued, at least as a formal tradition. The altar to the Unknown seems to have been constructed for the purpose of acknowledging any god who had been overlooked. Paul seized upon it as an opportunity to introduce the Greeks to Christ.
- Acts 17:25 Here Paul uses an unusual word which normally refers to healing. He was educated in classical Greek literature to some extent (see note v 28 and 22:3), and what he says here recalls earlier arguments by Plato (in his dialogues the Euthyphro and the Symposium) which should have struck a responsive chord in the listeners. In the dialogues, Plato represents Socrates as analyzing the nature of service to a god, and points out that the god can only receive actual benefit from service if he is in need or lacking something. Paul masterfully adapts himself to the thinking of the Athenians, demonstrating to them that the gods whom they serve with sacrifices and worship cannot really be gods at all, unless it is possible for a god to have faults or needs that have to be satisfied. This is also a good point for the Christian to bear in mind; believers are to serve God, but this is not a service that in any way actually benefits Him, because He is perfect and in no need of anything which man can supply. The same is true for the sacrificial system of the OT. While God is represented there as demanding sacrifices and sometimes enjoying their pleasant aromas, the sacrifices did not actually benefit Him. In reality they pointed ahead to the supreme sacrifice of Christ, which was the ultimate payment for mankind’s sins.
- Acts 17:28 Paul was probably exposed to Greek literature when he studied with Gamaliel, and quoting or paraphrasing a line from one of their poets would have surprised and kept the attention of the audience. See note 22:3.
- Acts 17:32 See note v 18.
Acts 17
King James Version
Acts 17
King James Version
17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
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 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.
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
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.
Acts 17
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Acts 17
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In Thessalonica
17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,(A) where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(B) and on three Sabbath(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(D) 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(E) and rise from the dead.(F) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”(G) he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(H) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(I) They rushed to Jason’s(J) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged(K) Jason and some other believers(L) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(M) have now come here,(N) 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(O) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason(P) and the others post bond and let them go.
In Berea
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(Q) away to Berea.(R) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(S) 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,(T) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures(U) every day to see if what Paul said was true.(V) 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.(W)
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,(X) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers(Y) immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas(Z) and Timothy(AA) stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens(AB) and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.(AC)
In Athens
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue(AD) with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news(AE) about Jesus and the resurrection.(AF) 19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus,(AG) where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching(AH) is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” 21 (All the Athenians(AI) and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus(AJ) and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.(AK) 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(AL)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(AM) is the Lord of heaven and earth(AN) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(AO) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(AP) 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(AQ) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(AR) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[b](AS) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[c]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(AT) 30 In the past God overlooked(AU) such ignorance,(AV) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(AW) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(AX) the world with justice(AY) by the man he has appointed.(AZ) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(BA)
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead,(BB) some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus,(BC) also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
Footnotes
- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
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