Acts 17:20
For thou bryngest certaine straunge thinges to our eares: We would knowe therfore what these thynges meane.
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- Hos 8:12 : 12 I haue written to them the great thinges of my lawe, but they are counted as a straunge thing.
- 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therefore speake they euyll of you:
- Matt 19:23-25 : 23 Then Iesus sayde vnto his disciples: Ueryly I say vnto you, that a riche man shall hardly enter into the kyngdome of heauen. 24 And agayne I say vnto you: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a nedle, then for the riche, to enter into the kyngdome of God. 25 When the disciples hearde this, they were exceadyngly amazed, saying: who then can be saued?
- Mark 9:10 : 10 And they kept that saying with them, and demaunded one of another, what the rysing from the dead againe, should meane?
- Mark 10:24-26 : 24 And the disciples were astonyed at his wordes. But Iesus aunswereth agayne, and sayth vnto them: Children, howe harde is it for the that trust in ryches, to enter into ye kyngdome of God. 25 It is easier for a camel to go thorowe the eye of a needle, then for the riche to enter into the kyngdome of God. 26 And they were astonyed out of measure, saying betwene them selues: who then can be saued?
- John 6:60 : 60 Many therfore of his disciples, when they had hearde this, saide: This is an harde saying, who can abyde the hearyng of it?
- John 7:35-36 : 35 Then sayde the Iewes among them selues: Whyther wyll he go, that we shall not fynde hym? Wyll he go vnto the dispearsed among the Gretians, & teache the gentiles? 36 What maner of saying is this that he sayde, ye shall seke me, and shall not fynde me: and where I am, thyther can ye not come?
- Acts 2:12 : 12 They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
- Acts 10:17 : 17 Nowe whyle Peter doubted in hym selfe, what this vision whiche he hadde seene meant: beholde, the men whiche were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiraunce for Simons house, & stoode before the doore,
- 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the preachyng of the crosse, is to them that perishe foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.
- 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preache Christe crucified, vnto the Iewes a stumblyng blocke, and vnto the Grekes foolyshnesse:
- 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 But the naturall man perceaueth not the thynges of ye spirite of God, for they are foolyshenesse vnto hym: Neither can he knowe them because they are spiritually discerned.
- Heb 5:11 : 11 Of whom we haue many thynges to say, and harde to be vttered, seing ye are dull of hearyng.
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18 Then certaine philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes disputed with hym. And some saide: What wyll this babler say? Other some, he seemeth to be a setter foorth of newe gods: because he preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they toke hym, and brought him into Marce streate, saying: Maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wherof thou speakest is?
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21 For all the Athenians and straungers which were there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell or to heare some newe thyng.
22 Then Paul stoode in the myddes of Marce streate, and sayde: ye men of Athens, I perceaue that in all thynges ye are to superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and behelde the maner howe ye worship your gods, I founde an aulter, wherin was written, vnto the vnknowe god. Whom ye then ignorauntly worship, him shewe I vnto you.
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21 And they said vnto him: We neither receaued letters out of Iurie concernyng thee, neither any of the brethren that came, shewed or spake any harme of thee.
22 But we wyll heare of thee, what thou thynkest: For as concernyng this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoke agaynst.
- Acts 2:11-122 verses74%
11 Cretes and Arabians: we haue hearde them speake in our tongues, the wonderfull workes of God.
12 They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
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15 And saying: Sirs, why do ye these thynges? We are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preach vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities, vnto the lyuyng God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all thynges that are therin.
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39 But yf ye inquire any thyng concernyng other matters, it shalbe determined in a lawfull assemblie.
40 For we are in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes vprore, forasmuch as there is no cause, wherby we may geue a reckenyng of this concourse of people.
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22 What is it therefore? The multitude must needes come together: For they shall heare that thou art come.
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32 Some therfore cryed one thyng, and some another, and the assemblie was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherfore they were come together.
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6 When this was noysed about, the multitude came together and were astonnyed, because that euery man hearde them speake with his owne language.
7 They wondred all, and marueyled, saying among themselues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galilee?
8 And howe heare we euery man his owne tongue, wherin we were borne?
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20 And brought them to the officers, saying: These men trouble our citie, being Iewes:
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9 What knowest thou, that we knowe not? And what vnderstandest thou, but we can the same?
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8 Commaundyng his accusers to come vnto thee: Of whom thou mayest, yf thou wilt enquire, knowe the certayntie of all these thynges, wherof we accuse hym.
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20 And because I doubted of such maner of questions, I asked hym whether he woulde go to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these matters.
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19 But Peter and Iohn aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Whether it be ryght in the syght of God, to hearken vnto you more then to God, iudge ye.
20 For we cannot but speake that, which we haue seene and hearde.
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3 Namely, because thou art expert in all customes and questions, whiche are among the Iewes: Wherefore I beseche thee to heare me patiently.
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1 Men, brethren, & fathers, heare ye mine aunswer whiche I make vnto you.
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18 They sayde therefore: What is this that he saith, after a whyle? we can not tell what he saith.
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15 For thou shalt be his witnesse vnto all men, of those thynges which thou hast seene and hearde:
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28 And whe I would haue knowen the cause, wherfore they accused hym, I brought hym foorth into their counsell.
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20 Or els let these same here say, yf they haue founde any euyll doyng in me, whyle I stande here in the counsell:
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19 Then the hye captayne toke hym by the hande, and went with hym out of the way, and asked hym: What is it that thou hast to tell me?
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22 For the Iewes require a signe, & the Grekes seke after wisedome:
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7 And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?
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14 But Peter standyng foorth with the eleuen, lyft vp his voyce, and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iurie, and all ye that dwell at Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and with your eares heare my wordes.
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11 Because that thou mayest knowe, that there are yet but twelue dayes, sence I went vp to Hierusalem for to worshyp.
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13 Saying: This felow counselleth men to worship God contrary to the lawe.
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11 Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto thee, we speake that we do knowe, & testifie that we haue seene: and ye receaue not our witnesse.
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4 Notwithstandyng, that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy curtesie a fewe wordes.
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7 Which was with the deputie of the countrey, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man: The same called vnto hym Barnabas and Saul, and desired to heare the worde of God.
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30 And Philip ran thither to him, & heard hym reade the prophete Esaias, & saide: vnderstandest thou what thou readest?