Acts 17:18-21

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¹⁸ He also had an encounter with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. Their reaction, when he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, was, “He’s a dreamer,” or, “He’s pushing some foreign religion.”

¹⁹ But they invited him to the forum at Mars Hill. “Come and tell us more about this new religion,” they said, ²⁰ “for you are saying some rather startling things and we want to hear more.” ²¹ (I should explain that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest new ideas!)