24 But God raised him from the dead,(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(B)

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24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

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24 (A)whom God raised up, having [a]loosed the [b]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

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  1. Acts 2:24 destroyed or abolished
  2. Acts 2:24 Lit. birth pangs

24 [a]But (A)God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the [b]agony of death, since it (B)was impossible for Him to be held [c]in its power.

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  1. Acts 2:24 Lit Whom God raised up
  2. Acts 2:24 Lit birth pains
  3. Acts 2:24 Lit by it

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(A) about Jesus and the resurrection.(B)

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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.

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18 [a]Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, “What does this [b]babbler want to say?”

Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them (A)Jesus and the resurrection.

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  1. Acts 17:18 NU, M add also
  2. Acts 17:18 Lit. seed picker, an idler who makes a living picking up scraps

18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, (A)“What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because (B)he was preaching (C)Jesus and the resurrection.

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18 And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers as well were [a]conversing with him. Some were saying, “What could (A)this [b]scavenger of tidbits want to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching (B)Jesus and the resurrection.

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  1. Acts 17:18 Or disputing
  2. Acts 17:18 Lit seed gatherer; i.e., an unlearned person collecting only scraps of knowledge

32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead,(A) some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”

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32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

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32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.

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32 Now when they heard of (A)the resurrection of the dead, (B)some mocked. But others said, (C)“We will hear you again about this.”

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32 Now when they heard of (A)the resurrection of the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, “We shall hear from you [a]again concerning this.”

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  1. Acts 17:32 Lit also again