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Acts 17:18
English Standard Version
Acts 17:18
English Standard Version
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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Acts 17:18
New International Version
Acts 17:18
New International Version
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)
Acts 17:18
New American Standard Bible
Acts 17:18
New American Standard Bible
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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- Acts 17:18 Or disputing
- Acts 17:18 Lit seed gatherer; i.e., an unlearned person collecting only scraps of knowledge
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